International Journal of Nursing Studies
Volume 46, Issue 8 , Pages 1054-1060 , August 2009

The influence of coronary artery bypass graft harvest site on women's pain, functional status, and health services utilization throughout the first post-operative year: A longitudinal study

  • Faye S. Routledge

      Affiliations

    • Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
    • ,
  • Ross T. Tsuyuki

      Affiliations

    • EPICORE Centre, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
    • ,
  • Marilou Hervas-Malo

      Affiliations

    • EPICORE Centre, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
    • ,
  • Pamela LeBlanc

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Nursing, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
    • ,
  • Judith A. McFetridge-Durdle

      Affiliations

    • School of Nursing, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
    • ,
  • Kathryn M. King

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Nursing and Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N 4N1
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 403 210 3953; fax: +1 403 210 3818.

Received 16 December 2008 ,Revised 5 February 2009 ,Accepted 8 February 2009.

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PII: S0020-7489(09)00059-5

doi: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2009.02.003

International Journal of Nursing Studies
Volume 46, Issue 8 , Pages 1054-1060 , August 2009

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