The cost and cost-effectiveness of nursing services in health care

Nursing Outlook

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 305-309

  Spetz, Joanne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 29144506890     PISSN: 00296554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.outlook.2005.05.006     Document Type: Article

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