Nursing Outlook
Volume 55, Issue 2 , Pages 95-105 , March 2007

Academic-practice partnerships to promote evidence-based practice in long-term care: Oral hygiene care practices as an exemplar

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doi: 10.1016/j.outlook.2006.12.003

Nursing Outlook
Volume 55, Issue 2 , Pages 95-105 , March 2007

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