Nursing Outlook
Volume 58, Issue 4 , Pages 175-180 , July 2010

Health policy thoughtleaders' views of the health workforce in an era of health reform

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doi: 10.1016/j.outlook.2010.06.003

Nursing Outlook
Volume 58, Issue 4 , Pages 175-180 , July 2010