The Cardiac Surgery Advanced Practice Group: A Case Study of APN and PA Collaborative Practice

Journal for Nurse Practitioners

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 371-374

  Owens, Sharon ^a   Ramraj, Vijay ^a   Wallop, Janice ^a  

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Author keywords

cardiac surgery; nurse practitioners

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953263312     PISSN: 15554155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nurpra.2010.02.026     Document Type: Article

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