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Volume 16, Issue 4 , Pages 177-183 , December 2009

Why fellowship? Peak professional bodies, peer recognition and credentialing in Australia

Sandy Middleton, RN, PhD
- Nursing Research Unit, St. Vincents & Mater Health Sydney, Australia
- National Centre for Clinical Outcomes Research (NaCCOR), Nursing & Midwifery, Australia
- Australian Catholic University, PO Box 968, North Sydney, NSW 2059, Australia
- Corresponding author at: Nursing Research Unit, St. Vincents & Mater Health Sydney, Australia; National Centre for Clinical Outcomes Research (NaCCOR), Nursing & Midwifery, Australia; Australian Catholic University, PO Box 968, Australia. Tel.: +61 02 9739 2340; fax: +61 02 9739 2009.
Kim Walker, RN PhD
- Nursing Research Unit, St. Vincents & Mater Health Sydney, Australia
- St. Vincent's Private Hospital, Darlinghurst, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Australian Catholic University, PO Box 968, North Sydney, NSW 2059, Australia
Trina Leigh
- School of Nursing (NSW & ACT), Australian Catholic University, Australia

Received 2 July 2008 ,Revised 3 May 2009 ,Accepted 24 June 2009.

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