Applied Nursing Research
Volume 18, Issue 2 , Pages 97-101 , May 2005

Identifying family care process themes in caring for their hospitalized elders

  • Hong Li, PhD, RN

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Received 11 January 2004 ,Revised 30 April 2004 ,Accepted 24 June 2004.

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☆ This study was funded by the National Institute for Nursing Research (National Research Service Award, predoctoral fellowship, contract grant number T32 NR-07048,) and by the Beta Psi Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau (Research Fund Award).

PII: S0897-1897(05)00017-0

doi: 10.1016/j.apnr.2004.06.015

Applied Nursing Research
Volume 18, Issue 2 , Pages 97-101 , May 2005

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