The unique perspective of illness among women with metastatic breast cancer according to race and income

Journal of Hospice and Palliative Nursing

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 27-38

  Rosenzweig, Margaret Quinn ^a   Wiehagen, Theresa ^a   Brufsky, Adam ^b   Sillaman, Anne ^a   Arnold, Robert ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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EID: 70349411608     PISSN: 15222179     EISSN: 15390705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NJH.0b013e318191fe6e     Document Type: Article

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