Pain Management Nursing
Volume 9, Issue 1 , Pages 17-25 , March 2008

Knowledge and Attitudes of Turkish Oncology Nurses About Cancer Pain Management

  • Yasemin Kuzeyli Yildirim, PhD, RN

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine Nursing, Ege University Nursing School, Bornova, Izmir, Turkey
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Yasemin Kuzeyli Yildirim, PhD, RN, Department of Internal Medicine Nursing, Ege University Nursing School, Bornova, Izmir, Turkey
    • ,
  • Fadiloglu Cicek, PhD, RN

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine Nursing, Ege University Nursing School, Bornova, Izmir, Turkey
    • ,
  • Meltem Uyar, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Algology, Ege University Medical Faculty, Bornova, Izmir, Turkey.

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Pain Management Nursing
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