Strategies for Enhancing Appointment Keeping in Low-Income Chronically Ill Clients
Nursing ResearchPublished 1 November 1997
Elizabeth K. Tanner, Robert Feldman
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Abstract
Elizabeth K. W. Tanner, PhD, RN, is an associate professor, College of Nursing, The University of Alabama in Huntsville. Robert H. L. Feldman, PhD, is a professor, Department of Health Education, University of Maryland, College Park, MD. Accepted for publication December 5, 1996. The authors gratefully acknowledge Dr. Dona Lethbridge for her support during the preparation of the manuscript. Address reprint requests to Elizabeth K. W. Tanner, PhD, RN, College of Nursing, The University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL 35899.
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