Nursing Outlook
Volume 57, Issue 5 , Pages 257-265 , September 2009

Medical history and epidemiology: Their contribution to the development of public health nursing

  • Catherine E. Earl, DPA, MSN, RN

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    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Dr. Catherine E. Earl, Weber State University, School of Nursing, 3903 University Circle, Ogden, UT 84405.

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doi: 10.1016/j.outlook.2009.04.003

Nursing Outlook
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