Public health nurses' primary health care practice: Strategies for fostering citizen participation

Journal of Community Health Nursing

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 24-34

  Aston, Megan ^a   Meagher Stewart, Donna ^a   Edwards, Nancy ^b,c   Young, Linda M ^d  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^c Ottawa Carleton Health Department   (Canada)

^d Capital District Health Authority   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CANADA; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; CONSUMER; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; MALE; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TRUST;

CANADA; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TRUST;

EID: 61449241019     PISSN: 07370016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07370010802605762     Document Type: Article

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