Urgent need for leadership in nursing care for older persons

Applied Nursing Research

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 171-172

  Milisen, Koen ^a   Schuurmans, Marieke J ^b   Hayes, Nicky ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^c KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; EUROPE; FORECASTING; GERIATRIC NURSING; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; LETTER; NORTH AMERICA; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING ORGANIZATION; NURSING RESEARCH; NURSING STUDENT; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ACADEMIES AND INSTITUTES; CAREER CHOICE; EUROPE; FORECASTING; GERIATRIC NURSING; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; LEADERSHIP; NORTH AMERICA; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING RESEARCH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); SOCIETIES, NURSING; STUDENTS, NURSING;

EID: 33746308063     PISSN: 08971897     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apnr.2006.04.002     Document Type: Letter

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