The new EU healthcare rights directive: Greater uniformity?

British Journal of Nursing

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 442-444

  McHale, Jean V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

EU law; Patient mobility; Patients' rights directive

Indexed keywords

EID: 79953875902     PISSN: 09660461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/bjon.2011.20.7.442     Document Type: Article

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