Applied Nursing Research
Volume 18, Issue 1 , Pages 65-67 , February 2005

National Health Information Infrastructure: A primer for nurse researchers

  • Suzanne Bakken, RN, DNSc, FAAN, FACMI

      Affiliations

    • Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.
  • ,
  • Patricia Dykes, RN, DNSc

      Affiliations

    • Partners Healthcare, Boston, MA, USA

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 Supported by P20 NR007799 (Center for Evidence-based Practice in the Underserved, S. Bakken, Principal Investigator).

PII: S0897-1897(05)00002-9

doi: 10.1016/j.apnr.2005.02.001

Applied Nursing Research
Volume 18, Issue 1 , Pages 65-67 , February 2005