Applied Nursing Research
Volume 16, Issue 1 , Pages 38-45 , February 2003

The effectiveness of a self-care intervention for the management of postpartum fatigue

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☆ Supported by the Maternal Child Health Bureau, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, HRSA 93-1070, 45294.

☆☆ Address reprint requests to Nancy Wieland Troy, PhD, RN, School of Nursing, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA 30912-4240.

PII: S0897-1897(02)10904-9

doi: 10.1053/apnr.2003.50001

Applied Nursing Research
Volume 16, Issue 1 , Pages 38-45 , February 2003

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