Prisoner health: Assessing a nurse-led hepatitis C testing clinic

British Journal of Nursing

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 611-614

  Perrett, Stephanie E ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH WALES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blood borne viruses; Health promotion; Hepatitis C; Prison nursing

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959190907     PISSN: 09660461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/bjon.2011.20.10.611     Document Type: Article

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