The future of primary care nurses and health visitors

British Medical Journal

Volumn 333, Issue 7580, 2006, Pages 1185-1186

  Derrett, Christopher ^a   Burke, Lydia ^b  

^a Barton House Health Centre   (United Kingdom)

^b MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOCTOR NURSE RELATION; EDITORIAL; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH VISITOR; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL PROFESSION; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING CARE; PATIENT CARE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH;

COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; FORECASTING; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 33845587422     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.39043.386019.80     Document Type: Editorial

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