Nursing Outlook
Volume 56, Issue 4 , Pages 174-178 , July 2008

Innovative options for the doctoral dissertation in nursing

  • Susan Robinson, RN, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Susan Robinson, UCSF, School of Nursing, 2 Koret Way, Box 0610, San Francisco, CA 94143.
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  • Kathleen Dracup, RN, DNSc

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doi: 10.1016/j.outlook.2008.03.004

Nursing Outlook
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