Health Practices of Critical Care Nurses: Are These Nurses Good Role Models for Patients?

American Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 261-266

  Connolly, Maria A ^a,b   Gulanick, Meg ^a   Keough, Vicki ^a   Holm, Karyn ^a  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

^b INNOVISION COMMUNICATIONS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING DISCIPLINE; PATIENT EDUCATION; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CRITICAL CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION; SPECIALTIES, NURSING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031182305     PISSN: 10623264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4037/ajcc1997.6.4.261     Document Type: Article

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