Journal of Emergency Nursing
Volume 36, Issue 4 , Pages 317-323 , July 2010

Barriers to Change Hindering Quality Improvement: The Reality of Emergency Care

Received 12 February 2009 ,Revised 30 July 2009 ,Accepted 2 September 2009.

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☆ This study was funded through a Karin Olsson Scholarship from the Swedish Association of Health Professionals. No known conflicts of interest, financial or otherwise, exist.

PII: S0099-1767(09)00423-1

doi: 10.1016/j.jen.2009.09.003

Journal of Emergency Nursing
Volume 36, Issue 4 , Pages 317-323 , July 2010

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