The educational needs of non-specialist breast care nurses

Nurse Education Today

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 509-521

  Hicks, Carolyn ^a   Fide, Jane ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b Gloucester Royal Hospitals Trust   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER PATIENT; COMPETENCE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EMPIRICISM; HEALTH PROMOTION; INSTRUMENTATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MANAGEMENT; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NURSING EDUCATION; PATIENT CARE; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; TEAMWORK; TRAINING;

EID: 0141760636     PISSN: 02606917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0260-6917(03)00075-3     Document Type: Article

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