The role of the community stroke rehabilitation nurse

British Journal of Nursing

Volumn 19, Issue 16, 2010, Pages 1033-1038

  McGinnes, Alison ^a,b   Easton, Sarah ^b,c   Williams, Jane ^a,b   Neville, Janet ^b  

^a Stroke Care   (United Kingdom)

^b PORTSMOUTH HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c Community Stroke Rehabilitation Team ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Community nursing; Multiprofessional work; Rehabilitation nurse; Stroke nursing; Teamworking

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957694329     PISSN: 09660461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/bjon.2010.19.16.78193     Document Type: Article

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