Applied Nursing Research
Volume 22, Issue 3 , Pages 211-215 , August 2009

Health promotion in nurses: Is there a healthy nurse in the house?

  • Deborah McElligott, RN, ANP, HNP, AHN-BC

      Affiliations

    • North Shore University Hospital, Manhasset, NY 11030, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 516 562 4007 (work), +1 516 208 7222 (home).
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  • Sarah Siemers, RN, MSN, ANP

      Affiliations

    • North Shore University Hospital, Manhasset, NY 11030, USA
    • Present address: 31 James Lane, Levittown, NY 11756, USA. Tel.: +1 516 562 4100 (work).
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  • Lily Thomas, PhD, RN

      Affiliations

    • North Shore Long Island Jewish Health System, New Hyde Park, NY 11042, USA
    • Present address: 400 Lakeville Road, New Hyde Park, NY 11042. Tel.: +1 718 470 4512 (work).
    • ,
  • Nina Kohn, MA

      Affiliations

    • North Shore Long Island Jewish Health System, New Hyde Park, NY 11042, USA
    • Biostatistics Unit, the Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, Manhasset, NY 11030, USA
    • Tel.: +1 516 240 8300.

Received 6 June 2007 ,Revised 10 July 2007 ,Accepted 23 July 2007.

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doi: 10.1016/j.apnr.2007.07.005

Applied Nursing Research
Volume 22, Issue 3 , Pages 211-215 , August 2009

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