A review of cancer nursing workforce issues in Australia

Cancer Forum

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 134-137

  Barrett, Linda ^a  

^a ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; CANCER; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER RESEARCH; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NURSING; PATIENT CARE; PUBLISHING; REVIEW; TECHNIQUE; WORK; WORKPLACE;

EID: 11144305929     PISSN: 0311306X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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