The evolving role of community nurses for people with learning disabilities: Changes over an 11-year period

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 72-82

  Barr, Owen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CNLD; Community nurses; Health facilitation; Inclusion; People with learning disabilities

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING DISORDER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; TIME; UNITED KINGDOM; WORK; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; JOB DESCRIPTION; LEARNING DISORDERS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORTHERN IRELAND; NURSE'S ROLE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TIME FACTORS; WORKLOAD;

EID: 33645058933     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2005.01254.x     Document Type: Review

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