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Nurse practitioners in the ED: a rebuttal

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 May 2015

Sheila A. Turris ,
Sue Smith  and
Clay Gillrie
Sheila A. Turris
Affiliation:
University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Emergency Department, Lions Gate Hospital, North Vancouver, BCSheila_Turri@bcit.ca
Sue Smith
Affiliation:
University of British Columbia, Emergency Nursing Specialty, BC Institute of Technology, Burnaby, BC
Clay Gillrie
Affiliation:
University of British Columbia, Emergency Nursing Specialty, BC Institute of Technology, Burnaby, BC

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Type
Letters • Courrier
Information
Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine , Volume 7 , Issue 3 , May 2005 , pp. 147 - 148
Copyright
Copyright © Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians 2005

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