Rheumatology nurse specialists - Do we need them?

Rheumatology

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 379-381

  Hill, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DRUG MONITORING; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; NURSE PRACTITIONER; NURSE TRAINING; NURSING CARE; NURSING CAREER; NURSING PRACTICE; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRESCRIPTIVE AUTHORITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; RHEUMATOLOGY; TELENURSING; UNITED KINGDOM;

GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; NURSE'S ROLE; RHEUMATOLOGY; SPECIALTIES, NURSING; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 33847400584     PISSN: 14620324     EISSN: 14620332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/kel431     Document Type: Editorial

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