The transitioning experiences of internationally-educated nurses into a Canadian health care system: A focused ethnography

BMC Nursing

Volumn 10, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Higginbottom, Gina M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

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EID: 80052853012     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726955     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6955-10-14     Document Type: Article

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