Methodological issues in the evaluation of the quality of public health nursing: A case study of the maternal and child health centres in Hong Kong

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 753-759

  Twinn, Sheila ^a  

^a and Hong Kong Branch of CAS Center for Excellence in Animal Evolution and Genetics   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASIA; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EASTERN ASIA; EVALUATION; EVALUATION METHODOLOGY; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SERVICES EVALUATION; HONG KONG; HUMAN; INFANT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LANGUAGE; MATERNAL-CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; METHODOLOGICAL STUDIES; METHODOLOGY; MULTICENTER STUDY; NURSE; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIVACY; PROGRAMS; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITATIVE EVALUATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TRANSCULTURAL CARE;

ASIA; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EASTERN ASIA; EVALUATION; EVALUATION METHODOLOGY; HEALTH; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH SERVICES EVALUATION; HONG KONG; MATERNAL-CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; METHODOLOGICAL STUDIES; NURSES; ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PROGRAMS; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITATIVE EVALUATION; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; DATA COLLECTION; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HONG KONG; HUMANS; INFANT; LANGUAGE; MATERNAL-CHILD HEALTH CENTERS; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; PRIVACY; PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; TRANSCULTURAL NURSING;

EID: 0031116667     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.1997.1997025753.x     Document Type: Article

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