Applied Nursing Research
Volume 18, Issue 2 , Pages 90-96 , May 2005

Patients' choices for the self-treatment of pain

  • April Hazard Vallerand, PhD, RN

      Affiliations

    • Department of Adult Health, Wayne State University College of Nursing, Detroit, MI 48202, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 313 577 0359 (office), +1 248 305 8455 (home); fax: +1 313 577 5777.
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  • Judith Fouladbakhsh, MSN, APRN, BC, AHN-C

      Affiliations

    • Department of Family, Wayne State University College of Nursing, Detroit, MI 48202, USA
    • ,
  • Thomas Templin, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Center for Health Research, Wayne State University College of Nursing, Detroit, MI 48202, USA

Received 28 November 2003 ,Revised 24 June 2004 ,Accepted 26 July 2004.

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☆ Funded by grants from the Wayne State University and Wayne State University College of Nursing (Detroit, Mich).

PII: S0897-1897(05)00016-9

doi: 10.1016/j.apnr.2004.07.003

Applied Nursing Research
Volume 18, Issue 2 , Pages 90-96 , May 2005

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