Applied Nursing Research
Volume 21, Issue 1 , Pages 23-29 , February 2008

Retention in a computer-based outreach intervention for chronically ill rural women

  • Clarann Weinert, SC, PhD, RN, FAAN

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  • Shirley Cudney, MA, RN, GNP

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  • Wade Hill, PhD, RN

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Received 2 March 2006 ,Revised 7 June 2006 ,Accepted 1 August 2006.

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PII: S0897-1897(06)00096-6

doi: 10.1016/j.apnr.2006.08.002

Applied Nursing Research
Volume 21, Issue 1 , Pages 23-29 , February 2008

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