A Day in the life of RURAL advanced practice nurses

Journal for Nurse Practitioners

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 108-114

  Brown, Julie ^a   Hart, Ann Marie ^a   Burman, Mary E ^a  

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Author keywords

advanced practice nurses; nurse practitioners; practice patterns; primary care; rural health

Indexed keywords

EID: 60649114138     PISSN: 15554155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nurpra.2008.10.013     Document Type: Article

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