Dissemination of research into clinical nursing literature

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 19, Issue 23-24, 2010, Pages 3435-3442

  Oermann, Marilyn H ^a   Shaw Kokot, Julia ^a   Knafl, George J ^a   Dowell, Jo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Citation; Dissemination; Literature; Nurses; Nursing; Research

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIBLIOMETRICS; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MASS COMMUNICATION; NURSING RESEARCH; PUBLICATION;

BIBLIOMETRICS; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; NURSING RESEARCH; PERIODICALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 78649620126     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2010.03427.x     Document Type: Article

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