International Journal of Nursing Studies
Volume 36, Issue 4 , Pages 265-280 , August 1999

Factors related to fatigue; priority of interventions to reduce or eliminate fatigue and the exploration of a multidisciplinary research model for further study of fatigue

Received 4 May 1998 ,Revised 28 October 1998 ,Accepted 15 January 1999.

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International Journal of Nursing Studies
Volume 36, Issue 4 , Pages 265-280 , August 1999