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Breast Cancer

Demands of the Illness on the Patient's Partner

Ellen H. Zahlis RN, MN Research Associate, Department of Community Health Care Systems, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 98195
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Mary Ellen Shands RN, MN Research Associate, Department of Community Health Care Systems
Pages 75-93 | Published online: 21 Oct 2010

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