Women's health and the practice of public health nurses in northern British Columbia

Public Health Nursing

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 280-289

  Leipert, Beverly ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL HEALTH CARE; WOMEN'S HEALTH; WORK;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BRITISH COLUMBIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOB DESCRIPTION; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; WOMEN'S HEALTH; WOMEN'S HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 0033173569     PISSN: 07371209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1446.1999.00280.x     Document Type: Article

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