Journal of Pediatric Nursing
Volume 24, Issue 6 , Pages 481-494 , December 2009

Longing: The Lived Experience of Spirituality in Adolescents with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

Portions of this topic were presented as an oral presentation at the March 24, 2007 Midwest Nursing Research Society meeting, Omaha, Nebraska.

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doi: 10.1016/j.pedn.2008.06.008

Journal of Pediatric Nursing
Volume 24, Issue 6 , Pages 481-494 , December 2009

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