Applied Nursing Research
Volume 24, Issue 4 , Pages 223-228 , November 2011

Measurement of cognitive function in chronic heart failure: a feasibility study

  • Lisa Bauer, PhD, ANP-BC

      Affiliations

    • University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198-3550, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 402 932 1849 (home), +1 402 472 7352 (work); fax: +1 402 932 1849.
    • ,
  • Bunny Pozehl, PhD, ANP-BC, ACNP-BC

      Affiliations

    • University of Nebraska Medical Center, Lincoln, NE 68588-0220, USA

Received 19 June 2009 ,Revised 15 October 2009 ,Accepted 9 December 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.apnr.2009.12.002

Applied Nursing Research
Volume 24, Issue 4 , Pages 223-228 , November 2011

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