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The experience of general nurses in rural Australian emergency departments

  • Tracy Kidd

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  • Amanda Kenny

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  • Terri Meehan-Andrews

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,Accepted 2 May 2011.

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doi: 10.1016/j.nepr.2011.05.001

Nurse Education in Practice
Volume 12, Issue 1 , Pages 11-15 , January 2012