Socio-cultural perspectives on the image of nursing: The Hong Kong dimension

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 542-548

  Foong, Andrew L S ^a,c   Rossiter, Jo C ^b   Chan, Po T ^b  

^a International Medical College   (Malaysia)

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

^c International Medical College   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Hong Kong; Nursing; Professional image; Socio cultural perspectives; Teenagers

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NURSING; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREER CHOICE; CULTURE; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; NURSING; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 0033088768     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.1999.00921.x     Document Type: Article

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