Nursing Outlook
Volume 53, Issue 6 , Pages 270-273 , November 2005

The intersection of nursing and health services research: Overview of an agenda setting conference

  • Cheryl Bland Jones, PhD, RN (FAAN)

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Cheryl B. Jones, RN, PhD, FAAN, Associate Professor, School of Nursing, Carrington Hall, CB #7460, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7460.
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  • Barbara A. Mark, PhD, RN (FAAN)

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doi: 10.1016/j.outlook.2005.01.008

Nursing Outlook
Volume 53, Issue 6 , Pages 270-273 , November 2005

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