Health promotion: Facilitators and barriers perceived by district nurses

International Journal of Nursing Practice

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 156-163

  Wilhelmsson, Susan ^a   Lindberg, Malou ^a  

^a Ostergotland County Council   (Sweden)

Author keywords

District nurses; Health promotion; Primary health care; Qualitative study

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; NURSE ATTITUDE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; NURSE'S ROLE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 69849115365     PISSN: 13227114     EISSN: 1440172X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-172X.2009.01740.x     Document Type: Article

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