Extended prescribing power in diabetes: A landmark for nurses

Diabetes Primary Care

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 97-100

  Courtenay, Molly ^a,b   Carey, Nicola ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL COLLEGE OF NURSING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinical management plan; Independent prescribing; Supplementary prescribing

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846465551     PISSN: 14668955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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