The implications of legislative change on the future of psychiatric nursing in Victoria

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 229-234

  Happell, Brenda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Career choices; Education; Nursing; Psychiatric

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CURRICULUM; LAW; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; NURSING EDUCATION;

EID: 0031897741     PISSN: 00048674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00048679809062733     Document Type: Article

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