Leaders in health policy: A critical role for nursing

Nursing Outlook

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 73-77

  Leavitt, Judith K ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; NURSE ATTITUDE; ORGANIZATION; POLITICS; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE;

DECISION MAKING, ORGANIZATIONAL; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; LEADERSHIP; NURSE'S ROLE; POLITICS; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE;

EID: 62549104852     PISSN: 00296554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.outlook.2009.01.007     Document Type: Article

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