Breaking traditions: Sexual health and ethnicity in nursing research: A literature review

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 511-519

  Serrant Green, Laura ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Education; Ethnicity; Literature review research; Nursing; Sexual health

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; ETHNOLOGY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MINORITY GROUP; NURSING CARE; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING RESEARCH; REVIEW; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE;

EDUCATION, NURSING; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MINORITY GROUPS; NURSING CARE; NURSING RESEARCH; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES;

EID: 23944514285     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2005.03518.x     Document Type: Review

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