Innovative practice in the management of chronic hepatitis C: Introducing the nurse practitioner model

Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 107-113

  Nazareth, Saroj ^a   Piercey, Carol ^b   Tibbet, Patricia ^b   Cheng, Wendy ^a  

^a ROYAL PERTH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Advanced nursing practice; Hepatitis; Nurse practitioner

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955542804     PISSN: 08130531     EISSN: 14474328     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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