An exciting future for respiratory nurses?

Chronic Respiratory Disease

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 177-178

  Fletcher, M ^a   Hernandez C ^b  

^a Secretary Primary Care Group   (United Kingdom)

^b HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CHRONIC RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NURSE PRACTITIONER; NURSE TRAINING; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMANS; NURSES; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; SPECIALTIES, NURSING;

EID: 33845268810     PISSN: 14799723     EISSN: 14799731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1479972306070067     Document Type: Editorial

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