Cardiovascular disease management: Time to advance the practice nurse role?

Australian Health Review

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 44-55

  Halcomb, Elizabeth J ^a   Davidson, Patricia M ^b   Griffiths, Rhonda ^a   Daly, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE'S ROLE;

EID: 42449133492     PISSN: 01565788     EISSN: 14498944     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AH080044     Document Type: Article

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