Seminars in Oncology Nursing
Volume 25, Issue 3 , Pages 222-230 , August 2009

Rehabilitation: Long-Term Physical and Functional Changes Following Treatment

  • Margaret Eades

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Margaret Eades, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Montreal General Hospital, 1650 Avenue Cedar Bureau D6-156, Montreal, Qc, Canada H3G 1A4
    • ,
  • Martin Chasen
    • ,
  • Ravi Bhargava

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doi: 10.1016/j.soncn.2009.05.006

Seminars in Oncology Nursing
Volume 25, Issue 3 , Pages 222-230 , August 2009

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