Cardiovascular disease in China: An urgent need to enhance the nursing role to improve health outcomes

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 687-693

  Cao, Yingjuan ^a,b   Davidson, Patricia M ^b   DiGiacomo, Michelle ^b  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

China; Coronary heart disease; Nurse education; Nursing practice; Nursing research; Nursing workforce

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHINA; COST OF ILLNESS; ECONOMICS; EVIDENCE BASED NURSING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODEL; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; NURSING EDUCATION; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHINA; COST OF ILLNESS; EDUCATION, NURSING; EVIDENCE-BASED NURSING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, NURSING; NURSE'S ROLE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 60349102642     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2008.02570.x     Document Type: Article

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