Voices from the wilderness: An interpretative study describing the role and practice of outpost nurses

Canadian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 180-184

  Tarlier, Denise S ^a   Johnson, Joy L ^a   Whyte, Nora B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CLINICAL RESEARCH; COMMUNITY CARE; COMPETENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL ETHICS; NURSE PRACTITIONER; PHENOMENOLOGY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RESIDENTIAL CARE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE ATTITUDE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

ADULT; CANADA; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE'S ROLE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RURAL HEALTH;

EID: 0037899188     PISSN: 00084263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03405062     Document Type: Article

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