Seminars in Oncology Nursing
Volume 22, Issue 1 , Pages 3-9 , February 2006

Geriatric Neutrophils: Implications for Older Adults

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 This work was supported by a scholarship from the John A. Hartford Foundation Building Academic Geriatric Nursing Capacity Program.

PII: S0749-2081(05)00113-0

doi: 10.1016/j.soncn.2005.10.002

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Volume 22, Issue 1 , Pages 3-9 , February 2006

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