"Deadly spin" on nurse practitioner practice

Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners

Volumn 23, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 573-576

  Kuntz, Kathleen Ryan ^a  

^a Rehab Advantage Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS ETHICS; EDITORIAL; FRAUD; HUMAN; NURSE PRACTITIONER; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; STANDARD;

ETHICS, BUSINESS; FRAUD; HUMANS; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY;

EID: 80155129651     PISSN: 10412972     EISSN: 17457599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-7599.2011.00667.x     Document Type: Editorial

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