Social and geographical boundaries around senior nurse and physician leaders: An application of social network analysis

Canadian Journal of Nursing Research

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 132-148

  West, Elizabeth ^a   Barron, David N ^b  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dissemination; Influence; Inter professional relationships; Leaders and managers; Nurse executives; Physicians; Social networks

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GEOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MEDICAL STAFF; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; PUBLIC RELATIONS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED KINGDOM;

GEOGRAPHY; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 25144497423     PISSN: 08445621     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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