Making the business case for nursing: Justifying investments in nurse staffing and high-quality practice environments

Nurse Leader

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 34-38

  Clarke, Sean P ^a  

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EID: 34547497786     PISSN: 15414612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mnl.2007.05.002     Document Type: Article

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