Optimising productivity, quality and efficiency in community nursing

British Journal of Community Nursing

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 390-392

  Holland, Agi ^a   McIntosh, Bryan ^b  

^a EDINBURGH NAPIER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b The American International University in London   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Care Quality; Community nursing; Economics

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864871046     PISSN: 14624753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/bjcn.2012.17.8.390     Document Type: Article

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