Contemporary nurses' uniforms - History and traditions

Journal of Nursing Management

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 147-152

  Pearson, A ^a   Baker, H ^b   Walsh, K ^c   Fitzgerald, M ^c  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BEHAVIOR; CLOTHING; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HISTORY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; NURSING; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; AUSTRALIA; CLOTHING; FOCUS GROUPS; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HUMANS; NURSING; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 0035352926     PISSN: 09660429     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2834.2001.00207.x     Document Type: Review

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