Aged care nurse practitioners in Australia: Evidence for the development of their role

Australian Health Review

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 594-601

  Clark, Shannon ^a   Parker, Rhian ^a   Prosser, Brenton ^a   Davey, Rachel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

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EID: 84887536434     PISSN: 01565788     EISSN: 14498944     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AH13052     Document Type: Article

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