Transitions theory: A trajectory of theoretical development in nursing

Nursing Outlook

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 2011, Pages

  Im, Eun Ok ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

History; Nursing theory; Transitions

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052923260     PISSN: 00296554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.outlook.2011.03.008     Document Type: Article

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