Ethical issues in rural nursing practice in Botswana

Nursing Ethics

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 340-349

  Akinsola, Henry A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOTSWANA   (Botswana)

Author keywords

developing countries; ethical dilemmas; ethics; human rights; primary health care facilities; rural nursing practice

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BOTSWANA; ETHICS; HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MEDICAL ETHICS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RURAL HEALTH CARE;

HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH;

BOTSWANA; ETHICS, NURSING; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; PRIMARY NURSING CARE; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 22344451456     PISSN: 09697330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/096973300100800406     Document Type: Article

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