Evaluation of a MS Specialist Nurse Programme

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 43, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 985-1000

  Forbes, Angus ^a   While, Alison ^a   Mathes, Lucia ^a   Griffiths, Peter ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Evaluation; Multiple sclerosis; Nurse specialists

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECUBITUS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NURSE; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NURSE CLINICIANS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PRESSURE ULCER; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 33749495316     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2005.11.019     Document Type: Article

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