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Behavioral Medicine Volume 19, 1994 - Issue 4
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Stressors in Patients Awaiting a Heart Transplant

Dr Anne Jalowiec RN, PhD, FAAN Niehoff School of Nursing, Loyola University of Chicago, Maywood, Illinois, USA
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Kathleen L. Grady RN, PhD, FAAN Loyola University Medical Center, USA
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Ms Connie White-Williams RN, MSN University of Alabama Medical Center, Birmingham
Pages 145-154 | Published online: 09 Jul 2010

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