Field-Workers' Sense of Coherence and Perception of Risk When Making Home Visits

Public Health Nursing

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 244-252

  George, Valerie D ^a,b  

^a CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; EDUCATION; FEAR; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICARE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; FEAR; FEMALE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICARE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; RISK-TAKING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030208307     PISSN: 07371209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1446.1996.tb00247.x     Document Type: Article

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