International Emergency Nursing
Volume 17, Issue 2 , Pages 90-98 , April 2009

New and emerging roles in out of hospital emergency care: A review of the international literature

  • Simon JR Cooper, PhD, MEd, BA, RGN ((Associate Professor))

      Affiliations

    • School of Nursing and Midwifery, Monash University, Gippsland Campus, Churchill, Vic 3842, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +61 4475 37704.
    • ,
  • Julie Grant, PhD ((Research Fellow))

      Affiliations

    • Gippsland Medical School, Monash University, Gippsland Campus, Churchill, Australia

Received 13 October 2008 ,Revised 20 November 2008 ,Accepted 20 November 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ienj.2008.11.004

International Emergency Nursing
Volume 17, Issue 2 , Pages 90-98 , April 2009

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