Asian Nursing Research
Volume 1, Issue 3 , Pages 176-186 , December 2007

Informational Needs of Korean Women with Breast Cancer: Cross-Cultural Adaptation of the Toronto Informational Needs Questionnaire of Breast Cancer

  • Myungsun Yi, RN, DNS

      Affiliations

    • College of Nursing, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
    • ,
  • Juhee Cho, MA

      Affiliations

    • Department of Health, Behavior and Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Juhee Cho, MA, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Room 725, Hampton House, 624 North Broadway, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
    • ,
  • Dong-Young Noh, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
    • ,
  • Mi-Ryung Song, RN, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Hoseo University, Chungnam, Korea
    • ,
  • Jung-Lim Lee, MD, MS

      Affiliations

    • Daegu Fatima Hospital, Daegu, Korea
    • ,
  • Hee-Soon Juon, RN, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Daegu Fatima Hospital, Daegu, Korea

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doi: 10.1016/S1976-1317(08)60020-1

Asian Nursing Research
Volume 1, Issue 3 , Pages 176-186 , December 2007

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