Journal of Vascular Nursing
Volume 25, Issue 1 , Pages 2-5 , March 2007

Superior vena cava syndrome

This article was presented at the 24th Annual Convention of the Society for Vascular Nursing. April, 2006 Las Vegas, Nevada.

  • Janice D. Nunnelee, PhD, RN, ANP, CVN

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PII: S1062-0303(06)00120-8

doi: 10.1016/j.jvn.2006.09.004

Journal of Vascular Nursing
Volume 25, Issue 1 , Pages 2-5 , March 2007

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