Applied Nursing Research
Volume 23, Issue 1 , Pages 30-35 , February 2010

Utilizing conjoint analysis to explicate health care decision making by emergency department nurses: a feasibility study

  • Kathleen Fisher, PhD, CRNP

      Affiliations

    • College of Nursing and Health Professions, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA 19102, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 2157621208; fax: +1 2157621259.
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  • Fredrick Orkin, MD, MBA, Msc

      Affiliations

    • Penn State University, Hersey Medical Center, Hersey, PA 17033, USA
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  • Christine Frazer, MSN, CNS

      Affiliations

    • Penn State University, Hersey Medical Center, Hersey, PA 17033, USA

Received 13 August 2007 ,Revised 10 March 2008 ,Accepted 22 March 2008.

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PII: S0897-1897(08)00036-0

doi: 10.1016/j.apnr.2008.03.004

Applied Nursing Research
Volume 23, Issue 1 , Pages 30-35 , February 2010

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