Using focus group methods to develop multicultural cancer pain education materials

Pain Management Nursing

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 129-138

  Lasch, Kathryn Eilene ^a   Wilkes, Gail ^d   Montuori, Lisa M ^e   Chew, Priscilla ^c   Leonard, Christina ^f   Hilton, Stephanie ^b  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Health Institute   (United States)

^c TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e LASELL COLLEGE   (United States)

^f S Shore Visiting Nurse Association   (United States)

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EID: 0034370025     PISSN: 15249042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jpmn.2000.18743     Document Type: Article

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