What do health visitors do? A national survey of activities and service organisation

Public Health

Volumn 121, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 869-879

  Cowley, S ^a   Caan, W ^b   Dowling, S ^a   Weir, H ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ANGLIA RUSKIN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Child health; Early interventions; Health services; Health visitors; Maternal health

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH SURVEY; MATERNAL HEALTH; SERVICE PROVISION;

ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; FAMILY HEALTH; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH VISITOR; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PROPHYLAXIS; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SECONDARY PREVENTION; SOCIAL ASPECT; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HOUSE CALLS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 35348860120     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2007.03.016     Document Type: Article

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