Seminars in Oncology Nursing
Volume 24, Issue 4 , Pages 237-245 , November 2008

Fatalism Revisited

  • Phyllis D. Morgan

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Phyllis D. Morgan, PhD, FNP-BC, Department of Nursing, Fayetteville State University, Cook Bldg., Room 219, 1200 Murchison Road, Fayetteville, NC 28301
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  • Indira D. Tyler
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  • Joshua Fogel

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doi: 10.1016/j.soncn.2008.08.003

Seminars in Oncology Nursing
Volume 24, Issue 4 , Pages 237-245 , November 2008

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