Have research assessment exercises improved the quality of nursing research?

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 72, Issue 8, 2016, Pages 1715-1717

  Clark, Alexander M ^a   Thompson, David R ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 85028242469     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jan.12751     Document Type: Editorial

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