How nurses address the burden of disease in remote or isolated areas in Queensland

International Journal of Nursing Practice

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 472-477

  Al Motlaq, Mohammad ^a   Mills, Jane ^a   Birks, Melanie ^a   Francis, Karen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BALLARAT   (Australia)

Author keywords

Burden of disease; Health promotion; Isolated areas of Queensland; Rural and remote nursing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; HEALTH; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; NURSE;

HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; NURSES; QUEENSLAND; RURAL HEALTH;

EID: 77956850211     PISSN: 13227114     EISSN: 1440172X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-172X.2010.001871.x     Document Type: Article

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