Deconstructing the role of the public health nurse in child protection

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 178-184

  Hanafin, Sinéad ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Irish public health nurse; Primary; Role expectations; Secondary and tertiary child protection

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILD WELFARE; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; HUMAN; IRELAND; REVIEW;

CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD WELFARE; HUMANS; IRELAND; PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING;

EID: 0032112235     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.1998.00767.x     Document Type: Article

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