Knowledge of diabetes among personnel in home-based care: How does it relate to medical mishaps?

Journal of Nursing Management

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 107-114

  Ödegård, Synnöve ^a,c   Andersson, D K G ^b  

^a NORDIC SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Sweden)

^b Uppsala Science Park   (Sweden)

^c NONE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL ERROR; NURSING; NURSING ASSISTANT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SWEDEN;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL ERRORS; NURSES' AIDES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SWEDEN;

EID: 0035296199     PISSN: 09660429     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2834.2001.00217.x     Document Type: Article

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