Commentary: going to the people--public health nursing today and tomorrow.
American Journal of Public HealthPublished 1 December 1993Open access
Joyce V. Zerwekh
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Commentary: going to the people--public health nursing today and tomorrow. J V ZerwekhCopyRight https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.83.12.1676 Published Online: October 07, 2011
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