ong-term survivors of childhood cancer represent a growing, at-risk, and vulnerable population with health care needs that are not being met through our current medical system. Childhood cancer survivors, though being "cured," often experience late effects, both physical and psychological, secondary
Recognizing health risks in childhood cancer survivors
β Scribed by Mary Baron Nelson; Kathy Meeske
- Book ID
- 110758670
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 97 KB
- Volume
- 17
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1041-2972
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