Nurse prescribing - The benefits and the pitfalls

Journal of Community Nursing

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 11-14

  Courtenay, Molly ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ease of access; Independent prescribing; Medical practitioners

Indexed keywords

EID: 36749060043     PISSN: 02634465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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