Intensive and Critical Care Nursing
Volume 23, Issue 6 , Pages 355-361 , December 2007

Nursing activities score (NAS): A proposal for practical application in intensive care units

,Accepted 14 April 2007.

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PII: S0964-3397(07)00047-X

doi: 10.1016/j.iccn.2007.04.009

Intensive and Critical Care Nursing
Volume 23, Issue 6 , Pages 355-361 , December 2007

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