Impact of clinical nurse specialists in multiple sclerosis - Synthesis of the evidence

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 442-462

  Forbes, Angus ^a   While, Alison ^a   Dyson, Liz ^a   Grocott, Tricia ^a   Griffiths, Peter ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Appropriateness; Effectiveness; Evidence; Evidence based decision making; Multiple sclerosis; Nurse specialist; Research synthesis; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

CAREGIVER; DATA ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LITERATURE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NURSE; NURSING; PATIENT CARE; REVIEW; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; TECHNIQUE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; MODEL; NURSE ATTITUDE;

HUMANS; MODELS, NURSING; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NURSE CLINICIANS; NURSE'S ROLE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 0038169033     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.2003.02644.x     Document Type: Review

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