Diaspora, dispute and diffusion: Bringing professional values to the punitive culture of the Poor Law

Nursing Inquiry

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 185-191

  Kirby, Stephanie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

History of nursing; Professionalism

Indexed keywords

ALTRUISM; CONSCIENCE; HEALTH CARE; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; LAW; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NURSE; NURSE TRAINING; NURSING; PHYSICIAN; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; REVIEW;

DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; ENGLAND; HISTORY OF NURSING; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; POVERTY; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOCIAL WELFARE;

EID: 4544283860     PISSN: 13207881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1800.2004.00221.x     Document Type: Review

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