Newborn and Infant Nursing Reviews
Volume 6, Issue 1 , Pages 34-40 , March 2006

The Relationship Between Nursing Leadership Practices and Hospital Nursing Retention

  • Cynthia M. Acree, MSN, MEd, CNS, CNP

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondences to Cynthia M. Acree, MSN, MEd, CNS, CNP, Regional Center for Newborn Intensive Care, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Avenue ML 1013, Cincinnati, OH 45229.

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doi: 10.1053/j.nainr.2006.02.001

Newborn and Infant Nursing Reviews
Volume 6, Issue 1 , Pages 34-40 , March 2006

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