Enhancing health care to underserved populations: A model for the occupational nurse practitioner

AAOHN Journal

Volumn 44, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 332-336

  Ferguson, Laurie Anne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; NURSE PRACTITIONER; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH NURSING; REVIEW;

EID: 0030014878     PISSN: 08910162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/216507999604400704     Document Type: Review

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