Conceptions of oral health among nurse managers. A qualitative analysis

Journal of Nursing Management

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 299-306

  Paulsson, G ^a,c   Nederfors, T ^a,c   Fridlund, B ^b,d  

^a HALMSTAD HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b HALMSTAD UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c MALMÖ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MOUTH HYGIENE; NURSE ADMINISTRATOR; NURSING; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD; WORK;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; JOB DESCRIPTION; NURSE ADMINISTRATORS; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORAL HYGIENE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0033186692     PISSN: 09660429     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2834.1999.00136.x     Document Type: Article

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