Nursing Outlook
Volume 56, Issue 2 , Pages 63-69.e2 , March 2008

Maine’s nursing workforce legislation: Lessons from a rural state

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doi: 10.1016/j.outlook.2008.01.002

Nursing Outlook
Volume 56, Issue 2 , Pages 63-69.e2 , March 2008