Nurses' utilisation of complementary therapies: a pilot study exploring scope of practice

Collegian

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 19-25

  Wallis, Marianne ^a   Peerson, Anita ^b   Young, Jeanine ^c,d,e   Parkinson, Scott ^f   Grant, Sheila ^g  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Adelaide River Community Health Service

^c ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

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

^g GOLD COAST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

alternative therapies; Complementary therapies; nursing; scope of practice

Indexed keywords

EID: 32644486132     PISSN: 13227696     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1322-7696(08)60470-9     Document Type: Article

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