Nursing Outlook
Volume 55, Issue 6 , Pages 318-326 , November 2007

Evaluating work ability and quality of life for clinical nurses in Taiwan

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doi: 10.1016/j.outlook.2007.07.002

Nursing Outlook
Volume 55, Issue 6 , Pages 318-326 , November 2007