Seminars in Oncology Nursing
Volume 26, Issue 1 , Pages 47-58 , February 2010

Technology and Quality of Life Outcomes

  • Eileen Danaher Hacker

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Eileen Danaher Hacker, PhD, APN, AOCN©, University of Illinois at Chicago, College of Nursing, Department of Biobehavioral Health Science, 845 S. Damen Ave, Chicago, IL 60612

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 This work was supported with funding from the National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Nursing Research (PI, E. Hacker; K01 NR009375).

PII: S0749-2081(09)00114-4

doi: 10.1016/j.soncn.2009.11.007

Seminars in Oncology Nursing
Volume 26, Issue 1 , Pages 47-58 , February 2010

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