Clinical research nursing: A critical resource in the national research enterprise

Nursing Outlook

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  Hastings, Clare E ^a   Fisher, Cheryl A ^a   McCabe, Margaret A ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical research; Clinical trials; Good Clinical Practice; Research nursing

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860517722     PISSN: 00296554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.outlook.2011.10.003     Document Type: Article

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