Applied Nursing Research
Volume 21, Issue 3 , Pages 169-172 , August 2008

Participatory nurse/client relationships: perceptions of public health nurses and mothers of vulnerable families

Received 2 May 2006 ,Revised 23 June 2006 ,Accepted 26 June 2006.

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doi: 10.1016/j.apnr.2006.06.004

Applied Nursing Research
Volume 21, Issue 3 , Pages 169-172 , August 2008

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