The changing role of the practice nurse

Health and Social Care in the Community

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 77-83

  Jones, Dee ^a   Edwards, Judy ^a   Lester, Carolyn ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Health checks; NHS reforms; Older people; Practice nurses; Primary care

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031478250     PISSN: 09660410     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2524.1997.tb00102.x     Document Type: Article

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