Education outcomes related to including genomics activities in nursing practice in Singapore

International Journal of Nursing Practice

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 282-288

  Pestka, Elizabeth ^a   Lim, Swee Hia ^b,c,d,e,f   Png, Hong Hock ^d  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^c Singapore Health Services   (Singapore)

^d SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^e DEPARTMENT OF CARDIOLOGY   (Singapore)

^f CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Genetics; Genomics; Individualized care; Interventions; Nursing education

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GENOMICS; HUMAN; NURSING; NURSING EDUCATION; SINGAPORE;

EDUCATION, NURSING; GENOMICS; HUMANS; NURSING; SINGAPORE;

EID: 77956926237     PISSN: 13227114     EISSN: 1440172X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-172X.2010.01842.x     Document Type: Article

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