The clinical effectiveness of nurse practitioners' management of minor injuries in an adult emergency department: A systematic review

International Journal of Evidence-Based Healthcare

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 3-14

  Wilson, Anne ^a   Zwart, Elizabeth ^a   Everett, Iain ^a   Kernick, Jodie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adult; Emergency department; Minor injuries; Nurse practitioners; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649273869     PISSN: 17441595     EISSN: 17441609     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-1609.2009.00121.x     Document Type: Article

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