Public Health Nurses Tailor Interventions for Families at Risk

Public Health Nursing

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 119-128

  Monsen, Karen A ^a   Radosevich, David M ^b   Kerr, Madeleine J ^a   Fulkerson, Jayne A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Interventions; Omaha System; Outcomes; Public health nursing practice; Public health nursing standards; Vulnerable populations

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STANDARD; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HOUSE CALLS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING; PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952039267     PISSN: 07371209     EISSN: 15251446     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1446.2010.00911.x     Document Type: Article

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