Recent developments in public health nursing in the Americas

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 729-750

  Nigenda, Gustavo ^a   Magaña Valladares, Laura ^a   Cooper, Kelly ^a   Ruiz Larios, Jose Arturo ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SALUD PÚBLICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Essential functions of public health; Latin america; Nursing; Public health; Public health nursing; The americas

Indexed keywords

COLOMBIA; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOCTORAL EDUCATION; INTERVIEW; MASTERS EDUCATION; MEXICO; NURSE TRAINING; NURSING STAFF; PARAGUAY; REVIEW; CENTRAL AMERICA; HUMAN; NURSE; SOUTH AMERICA; SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION;

CENTRAL AMERICA; HUMANS; NURSES; PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 77950900052     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph7030729     Document Type: Review

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