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International Journal of Nursing & Clinical Practices Volume 4 (2017), Article ID 4:IJNCP-235, 8 pages
https://doi.org/10.15344/2394-4978/2017/235
Review Article
Interpreting Nursing Metatheory through Complexity Integration Nursing Theory: A Scoping Review

Sharon L. Van Sell

Professor, The Houston J. and Florence A. Doswell College of Nursing, Texas Woman’s University, USA
Prof. Sharon L. Van Sell, The Houston J. and Florence A. Doswell College of Nursing, 5500 Southwestern Medical Avenue, #7209, Dallas, Texas, USA, 75235-7299, Tel: 1-864-275-3527, FAX: 214-689-6539; E-mail: svansell@twu.edu
27 January 2017; 16 April 2017; 18 April 2017
Van Sell SL (2017) Interpreting Nursing Metatheory through Complexity Integration Nursing Theory: A Scoping Review. Int J Nurs Clin Pract 4: 235. doi: https://doi.org/10.15344/2394-4978/2017/235
This article was published with support from Texas Woman's University Libraries’ Open Access Fund.

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