Nanotechnology: The coming revolution and its implications for consumers, clinicians, and informatics

Nursing Outlook

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 268-274

  Staggers, Nancy ^a   McCasky, Teresa ^a   Brazelton, Nancy ^a   Kennedy, Rosemary ^a  

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; EDUCATION; ETHICS; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; FORECASTING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MASS COMMUNICATION; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING INFORMATICS; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; RISK FACTOR; SAFETY; UNITED STATES;

DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; FORECASTING; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING INFORMATICS; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); RISK FACTORS; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT, BIOMEDICAL; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 52049088305     PISSN: 00296554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.outlook.2008.06.004     Document Type: Article

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