Social network analysis to evaluate nursing interventions to improve self-care

Public Health Nursing

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 361-369

  Márquez Serrano, Margarita ^a   González Juárez, Xochitl ^b   Castillo Castillo, Lorena E ^a   González González, Leonel ^a   Idrovo, Alvaro J ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SALUD PÚBLICA   (Mexico)

^b Ministry of Education Culture and Social Security State of Mexico (SECyBS)   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Aging; Epidemiology; Latinos; Pandemic; Socioeconomic factors; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; EVALUATION; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFLUENZA; INTERVENTION STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MEXICO; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; PANDEMIC; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SELF CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STANDARD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDIES; MALE; MEXICO; MIDDLE AGED; PANDEMICS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; SELF CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 84863785991     PISSN: 07371209     EISSN: 15251446     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1446.2012.01014.x     Document Type: Article

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