Primary care nursing: How can nurses influence its development?

Journal of Research in Nursing

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 258-267

  Latimer, Joanna ^a   Ashburner, Lynn ^a  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Practice nurses; Professional accountability; Regulation and development

Indexed keywords

EID: 0008023808     PISSN: 17449871     EISSN: 1744988X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/136140969700200404     Document Type: Article

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