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Commentary on Schneider RA (2004) Assessing the fatigue severity scale for use among caregivers of chronic renal failure patients. Journal of Clinical Nursing 13, 219–225

  1. Davina Porock PhD,
  2. Debra Parker Oliver PhD, MSW

Article first published online: 9 SEP 2005

DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2005.00986.x

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Journal of Clinical Nursing

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volume 14, Issue 9, pages 1153–1154, October 2005

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Porock, D. and Oliver, D. P. (2005), Commentary on Schneider RA (2004) Assessing the fatigue severity scale for use among caregivers of chronic renal failure patients. Journal of Clinical Nursing 13, 219–225. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 14: 1153–1154. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2005.00986.x

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*Davina Porock, Professor of Nursing Practice, School of Nursing, The University of Nottingham, UK. E-mail: davina.porock@nottingham.ac.uk

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  1. Issue published online: 9 SEP 2005
  2. Article first published online: 9 SEP 2005

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