Patients' perceptions of information and support received from the nurse specialist during HCV treatment

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 19, Issue 19-20, 2010, Pages 2869-2878

  Grogan, Anne ^a   Timmins, Fiona ^b  

^a ST JAMES S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Hepatitis C; Nurses; Nursing; Specialist

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; NURSING; NURSING DISCIPLINE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; VALIDATION STUDY;

HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SPECIALTIES, NURSING;

EID: 77956938619     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2010.03239.x     Document Type: Article

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