Patient Education Materials Nurses Use in Community Health

Western Journal of Nursing Research

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 195-205

  Wilson, Feleta L ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; HEALTH; PATIENT EDUCATION; READING; TEACHING; UNITED STATES;

COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; CULTURE; PATIENT EDUCATION; READING; TEACHING MATERIALS; UNITED STATES; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 0030118589     PISSN: 01939459     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/019394599601800207     Document Type: Article

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