Nurses' utilization and perception of the community/public health nursing credential

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 99, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 944-949

  Bekemeier, Betty ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; ARTICLE; CERTIFICATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMMUNITY CARE; NURSING CARE; NURSING DISCIPLINE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CERTIFICATION; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING; PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; WASHINGTON; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 68949108248     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2008.150029     Document Type: Article

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