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SOMEBODY ELSE'S HEART INSIDE ME: A DESCRIPTIVE STUDY OF PSYCHOLOGICAL PROBLEMS AFTER A HEART TRANSPLANTATION

, PhD, BN, RN, , PhD, RN, FRCN, FESC, , PhD, RN, , MPhil, BSc & , PhD, BSc, RN
Pages 611-625 | Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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