Delegation: Perception and practice in community nursing

Primary Health Care Research and Development

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 72-81

  Carr, Susan M ^a   Pearson, Pauline H ^b  

^a NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

decision making; delegation; primary care workforce; workforce diversification

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957985198     PISSN: 14634236     EISSN: 14771128     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/1463423605pc211oa     Document Type: Article

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