Nursing Outlook
Volume 57, Issue 2 , Pages 99-106 , March 2009

Enhancing the policy impact of evaluation research: A case study of nurse practitioner role expansion in a state workers' compensation system

  • Jeanne M. Sears, PhD, MS, RN

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Dr. Jeanne M. Sears, Department of Health Services, University of Washington, Box 354809, Seattle, WA 98195
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  • Sheilah Hogg-Johnson, PhD, MMath

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doi: 10.1016/j.outlook.2008.05.001

Nursing Outlook
Volume 57, Issue 2 , Pages 99-106 , March 2009

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