Inflammatory bowel disease management: A review of nurses' roles in Australia and the United Kingdom

Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 19-26

  Reid, Lai Wan ^a   Chivers, Sarah ^b   Plummer, Virginia ^b   Gibson, Peter ^b  

^a BOX HILL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Crohn's disease; Inflammatory bowel; Nurse; Role; Ulcerative colitis

Indexed keywords

EID: 72449162639     PISSN: 08130531     EISSN: 14474328     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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