Experience with peer assistance for impaired nurses in Michigan

Journal of Nursing Scholarship

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 92-93

  Fletcher, Carol E ^a,b,c  

^a Eta Rho ^*  (United States)

^b Michigan Health Professional Recovery Corporation   (United States)

^c VA Center for Practice Management and Outcomes Research   (United States)

Author keywords

Nurses; Professional competence; Substance abuse

Indexed keywords

EID: 28644451969     PISSN: 15276546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1547-5069.2004.04019.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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