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Cognitive Dysfunction in Cancer Patients: An Educational Needs Area Improved by a Single Intervention

Irene Perez Vetto RNMNANPAOCN Oncology Education Service, Oncology Nursing Society, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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John T. Vetto MDFACS Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon, USACorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 197-201 | Published online: 05 Dec 2007

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