Tackling inequalities in health and social wellbeing: Evidence of 'good practice' by nurses, midwives and health visitors

International Journal of Nursing Practice

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 76-88

  Lazenbatt, Anne ^a   Orr, Jean ^a   Bradley, Martin ^b   McWhirter, Liz ^c   Chambers, Mary ^d  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b WESTERN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c Personal Social Services   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Health promotion; Inequalities; Nursing; Poverty; Practitioners; primary care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; CONSUMER; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MIDWIFE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POVERTY; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MIDWIFERY; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NORTHERN IRELAND; POVERTY; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 0034174959     PISSN: 13227114     EISSN: 1440172X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-172x.2000.00186.x     Document Type: Article

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