International Journal of Nursing Studies
Volume 47, Issue 5 , Pages 577-585 , May 2010

The experiences of health care workers employed in an Australian intensive care unit during the H1N1 Influenza pandemic of 2009: A phenomenological study

Received 11 November 2009 ,Accepted 14 November 2009.

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PII: S0020-7489(09)00371-X

doi: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2009.11.015

International Journal of Nursing Studies
Volume 47, Issue 5 , Pages 577-585 , May 2010