Nurse Education and Patient Outcomes: A Commentary

Policy, Politics, & Nursing Practice

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 12-20

  Clarke, Sean P ^a   Connolly, Charlene ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

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EID: 84993725021     PISSN: 15271544     EISSN: 15527468     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1527154403261623     Document Type: Article

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