Journal of Pediatric Health Care
Volume 25, Issue 1 , Pages 62-66 , January 2011

Emerging Issues Regarding Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Education in Acute and Primary Care

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 Conflicts of interest: None to report.

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doi: 10.1016/j.pedhc.2010.07.002

Journal of Pediatric Health Care
Volume 25, Issue 1 , Pages 62-66 , January 2011