Randi Martinsen, Sigrid Ahlin-Søvde, Ellen Karine Grov, Ewa K Andersson, Ann Gardulf
Self-reported competence among advanced practice nursing students in Denmark, Finland and Norway: a cross-sectional multicentre study
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