Applied Nursing Research
Volume 23, Issue 2 , Pages 106-109 , May 2010

Are all abstracts created equal??

Received 7 January 2008 ,Revised 29 April 2008 ,Accepted 4 June 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.apnr.2008.06.003

Applied Nursing Research
Volume 23, Issue 2 , Pages 106-109 , May 2010