Geriatric Nursing
Volume 25, Issue 3 , Pages 145-148 , May 2004

The perceived health of rural caregivers

  • Julie Tanner Sanford, DNS, RN

      Affiliations

    • JULIE TANNER SANFORD, DNS, RN, is an assistant professor at Spring Hill College in Mobile, Alabama.
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  • Judith Townsend-Rocchiccioli, PhD, RN

      Affiliations

    • JUDITH TOWNSEND-ROCCHICCIOLI, PhD, RN, is professor of nursing and director of graduate programs at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia.

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doi: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2004.04.007

Geriatric Nursing
Volume 25, Issue 3 , Pages 145-148 , May 2004