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Volume 17, Issue 3 , Pages 143-149 , September 2010

How do Specialist Breast Nurses help breast cancer patients at follow-up?

  • Moyez Jiwa, MA, MD, MRCGP, FRACGP

      Affiliations

    • Curtin Health Innovation Research Institute, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +61 8 92661768; fax: +61 8 9266 2608.
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  • Georgia Halkett, PhD, FIR

      Affiliations

    • WA Centre for Cancer and Palliative Care/Curtin Health Innovation Research Institute, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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  • Kathleen Deas, PGrad Nurs, RN

      Affiliations

    • WA Centre for Cancer and Palliative Care/Curtin Health Innovation Research Institute, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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  • Paul Ward, PhD, MA, BA

      Affiliations

    • Discipline of Public Health, Flinders University, Australia
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  • Moira O’Connor, PhD, MSc, BA(Hons)

      Affiliations

    • WA Centre for Cancer and Palliative Care/Curtin Health Innovation Research Institute, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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  • Catherine O’Driscoll, PhD, MHM, BSc (Health Prom), RN

      Affiliations

    • Breast Centre, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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  • Elizabeth O’Brien, RN, BSocSc, Dip Adv. Counselling

      Affiliations

    • Breast Centre, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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  • Lisa Wilson, RN, Dip Pall Care

      Affiliations

    • Breast Centre, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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  • Sholeh Boyle, RN, BNSc, MPH, TM

      Affiliations

    • Breast Centre, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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  • Jody Weir, MBBS, Dip AppSc

      Affiliations

    • Breast Centre, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Received 28 October 2009 ,Revised 1 April 2010 ,Accepted 6 April 2010.

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