Intensive and Critical Care Nursing
Volume 26, Issue 2 , Pages 61-63 , April 2010

Challenges and rewards in multi-national research

  • Ruth Endacott

      Affiliations

    • Critical Care Nursing, University of Plymouth, UK
    • La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Faculty of Health, Centre Court, Drake Circus, Plymouth PL4 8AA, UK. Tel.: +44 1752 587488; fax: +44 1752 586748.
  • Myriam Seha

      Affiliations

    • Tel.: +41 44 922 20 60; fax: +41 44 922 20 67.

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doi: 10.1016/j.iccn.2009.12.004

Intensive and Critical Care Nursing
Volume 26, Issue 2 , Pages 61-63 , April 2010

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