Quality of primary nursing care for Bedouin in Jordan

International Journal of Nursing Practice

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 564-572

  Hasna, Fadia ^a   Hundt, Gillian L ^b   Al Smairan, Mohamed ^c   Alzaroo, Salah ^b  

^a University of Philadelphia   (Jordan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^c AL AL BAYT UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Bedouin in Jordan; Quality of primary health care; Rural health

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARAB; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; JORDAN; MALE; NURSING; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; STANDARD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARABS; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; JORDAN; MALE; NURSING; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78650140107     PISSN: 13227114     EISSN: 1440172X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-172X.2010.01882.x     Document Type: Article

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