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. 2010 Jan;6(1):2-6.
doi: 10.1200/JOP.091072.

Filling the gap: development of the oncology nurse practitioner workforce

Brenda Nevidjon  1 , Paula Rieger, Cynthia Miller Murphy, Margaret Quinn Rosenzweig, Michele R McCorkle, Kristen Baileys
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Filling the gap: development of the oncology nurse practitioner workforce

Brenda Nevidjon et al. J Oncol Pract. 2010 Jan.

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  • Erratum.
    [No authors listed] [No authors listed] J Oncol Pract. 2010 Mar;6(2):110. doi: 10.1200/JOP.091091. J Oncol Pract. 2010. PMID: 29436936 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

Abstract

A new strategy for oncology care delivery that includes increasing the numbers and expanding the roles of nonphysician practitioners is critically important to meet the current and potential cancer care needs of the US population.

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