Chronic and non-communicable diseases: A critical challenge for nurses globally

International Nursing Review

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 328-331

  Alleyne, G ^a   Hancock, C ^a   Hughes, P ^b  

^a PAN AMERICAN HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (United States)

^b Research and Development   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chronic Diseases; Low and Middle income Countries; Non communicable; Nursing; United Nations Agencies

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MORTALITY; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; RISK FACTOR; UNITED NATIONS;

CHRONIC DISEASE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; NURSE'S ROLE; RISK FACTORS; UNITED NATIONS; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 80051725827     PISSN: 00208132     EISSN: 14667657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1466-7657.2011.00912.x     Document Type: Article

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