Community health nursing student experience in Nicaragua

Journal of Community Health Nursing

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 47-53

  Ailinger, Rita L ^a   Molloy, Suzanne B ^a   Sacasa, Elida Ramirez ^b  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Universidad de Politecnica de Nicaragua   (Nicaragua)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; EDUCATION; HUMAN; NICARAGUA; NURSING STUDENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TRANSCULTURAL CARE;

COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; HUMANS; NICARAGUA; STUDENTS, NURSING; TRANSCULTURAL NURSING;

EID: 68049125002     PISSN: 07370016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07370010902805072     Document Type: Article

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