International Journal of Nursing Studies
Volume 46, Issue 12 , Pages 1650-1661 , December 2009

Rediscovering a history of nursing management: From Nightingale to the modern matron

Received 19 December 2008 ,Revised 11 June 2009 ,Accepted 12 June 2009.

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