Nurse Education Today
Volume 29, Issue 1 , Pages 1-4 , January 2009

A professional practice-based doctorate: Developing advanced nursing practice

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doi: 10.1016/j.nedt.2008.11.006

Nurse Education Today
Volume 29, Issue 1 , Pages 1-4 , January 2009