Public health nursing education in Saudi Arabia

Journal of Infection and Public Health

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 63-68

  Jradi, Hoda ^a   Zaidan, Amal ^a   Shehri, Ali M Al ^a  

^a KING SAUD BIN ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY FOR HEALTH SCIENCES   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Nursing education; Public health nursing; Saudi Arabia nursing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; NURSE; NURSING; NURSING COMPETENCE; NURSING EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; SAUDI ARABIA; SOCIAL STRUCTURE;

COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, NURSING; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; ISLAM; PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING; SAUDI ARABIA;

EID: 84875580866     PISSN: 18760341     EISSN: 1876035X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jiph.2012.11.002     Document Type: Article

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