Nurses make a difference in immunisation service delivery

Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 28-35

  Desmond, Natalie ^a   Grant, Cameron C ^b   Goodyear Smith, Felicity ^a   Turner, Nikki ^a   Petousis Harris, Helen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Family Practice; Immunisation; Primary health care; Primary health care nurse; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959826197     PISSN: 08130531     EISSN: 14474328     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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