Applied Nursing Research
Volume 21, Issue 2 , Pages 54-59 , May 2008

Chronically ill adults' educational needs on self-medication

  • Kawkab Shishani, PhD, MSN, BSN

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Received 15 January 2006 ,Revised 24 June 2006 ,Accepted 26 June 2006.

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PII: S0897-1897(06)00060-7

doi: 10.1016/j.apnr.2006.06.003

Applied Nursing Research
Volume 21, Issue 2 , Pages 54-59 , May 2008

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