Geriatric Nursing
Volume 26, Issue 3 , Pages 166-175 , May 2005

Psychosocial consequences of prostate cancer: 30 years of research

  • Bryan A. Weber, ARNP, PhD

      Affiliations

    • BRYAN A. WEBER, ARNP, PhD, is affiliated with the Department of Adult and Elderly Nursing a the University of Florida College of Nursing in Gainesville, Florida.
    • ,
  • Pamela Sherwill-Navarro, MLIS

      Affiliations

    • PAMELA SHERWILL-NAVARRO, MLIS, AHIP, is affiliated with the Department of Adult and Elderly Nursing a the University of Florida College of Nursing in Gainesville, Florida.

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 Support for this article provided in part by a grant from the National Cancer Institute RO3CA96204.

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Geriatric Nursing
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