Breast disease diagnostic ability of nurse practitioners and surgeons

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 66, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1452-1458

  Osborn, Gary David ^a   Jones, Maria ^a   Gower Thomas, Kate ^a   Vaughan Williams, Eifion ^a  

^a ROYAL GLAMORGAN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Breast disease; Diagnostic ability; Nurse practitioners; Surgeons

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; BREAST DISEASE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FEMALE; GENERAL HOSPITAL; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMAN; MASS SCREENING; MEDICAL AUDIT; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PRACTITIONER; NURSING PRACTICE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AGED; BIOPSY; BREAST DISEASES; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FEMALE; GENERAL SURGERY; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; NURSE'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; NURSE'S ROLE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; WALES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77954199167     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2010.05291.x     Document Type: Article

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