Nurses' engagement in AIDS policy development

International Nursing Review

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 52-58

  Richter, M S ^a   Mill, J ^a   Muller, C E ^c   Kahwa, E ^a   Etowa, J ^b   Dawkins, P ^a   Hepburn, C ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^c NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^d UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

Author keywords

AIDS; Barriers; Canada; Facilitators; Jamaica; Kenya; Nurses; Policy Development; South Africa; Uganda

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CAPACITY BUILDING; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; INTERVIEW; MANAGEMENT; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; CAPACITY BUILDING; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; NURSE'S ROLE; POLICY MAKING; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 84874000883     PISSN: 00208132     EISSN: 14667657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1466-7657.2012.01010.x     Document Type: Article

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