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Pediatric Oncology Nursing

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  1. Deborah Tomlinson
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  1. School of Nursing Studies, University of Edinburgh, 31 Buccleuch Place, Edinburgh, EH8 9JT, Scotland, UK

    Deborah Tomlinson MN, RSCN, RGN (Dip. Cancer Nursing Macmillan Lecturer/Project Leader) (Dip. Cancer Nursing Macmillan Lecturer/Project Leader)

  2. Center for Innovation and Clinical Scholarship, Children’s Hospital Boston, Wolbach 201 300 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA, 02115, USA

    Nancy E. Kline PhD, RN, CPNP, FAAN (Director) (Director)

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Tomlinson, D. (2005). Leukemia. In: Tomlinson, D., Kline, N.E. (eds) Pediatric Oncology Nursing. Pediatric Oncology, vol 22. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-26784-0_1

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