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Integrating Genetics and Genomics Into Oncology Nursing March 1, 2010 By Dale Halsey Lea, MPH, RN, CGC, FAAN Health Educator, National Human Genome Research Institute

Integrating Genetics and Genomics Into Oncology Nursing
March 1, 2010
By Dale Halsey Lea, MPH, RN, CGC, FAAN
Health Educator, National Human Genome Research Institute


This activity is based on articles and reports in ONCOLOGY Nurse Edition. It is developed from an identified educational need for information about practical management issues in medical, surgical, and radiation oncology. This activity has been developed and approved under the direction of CME LLC.
 

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