When is data too old to inform nursing science and practice?

Affiliations

¹ Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
² School of Nursing, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, USA.

Editorial

Craig M Dale et al. J Adv Nurs. 2022 Dec.

. 2022 Dec;78(12):e155-e156.

doi: 10.1111/jan.15411. Epub 2022 Aug 11.

¹ Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
² School of Nursing, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, USA.

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