The impact of progress toward a clinical development unit in cardiology

Contemporary Nurse

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 25-32

  Henderson, Amanda ^a   Boyde, Mary ^b   Winch, Sarah ^a  

^a PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cardiology; Clinical development; Evidence; Learning; Research

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CORONARY CARE UNIT; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; NURSING; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; STANDARD;

AUSTRALIA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CORONARY CARE UNITS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL;

EID: 34248589280     PISSN: 10376178     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5172/conu.2007.24.1.25     Document Type: Review

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