The quality of life improvement model: A means to guide practice

Critical Care Nursing Quarterly

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 85-90

  Davis, Heather Barclay ^a  

^a Adult Nurse Practitioner   (United States)

Author keywords

practice model; primary health care; quality of life

Indexed keywords

HEALTH PROMOTION; MODEL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; THEORY;

EID: 0029948348     PISSN: 08879303     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002727-199608000-00013     Document Type: Review

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