Turbulent Waiting: Rural Families Experiencing Chemotherapy-Induced Neutropenia

Norma Krumwiede

Sonja J. Meiers

Sandra K. Eggenberger

Shirley Murray

Mary Bliesmer

Patricia Earle

Dave Andros

Glenn Harman

Karl Rydholm

ONF 2004, 31(6), 1145-1152. DOI: 10.1188/04.ONF.1145-1152

Purpose/Objectives: To explore how rural families understand and manage the chemotherapy-induced neutropenia (CIN) experience.

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