The perceived health promotion practice of nurses in Saudi Arabia

Health Promotion International

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 431-441

  Aldossary, Ameera ^a   Barriball, Louise ^a,b   While, Alison ^b  

^a Prince Sultan Military College of Health Sciences   (Saudi Arabia)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

health promotion; nurses; Saudi Arabia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NURSE; NURSING PROCESS; PATIENT; PHYSICIAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SAUDI ARABIA; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY;

HEALTH PROMOTION; NURSES; SAUDI ARABIA;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; NURSES; NURSING PROCESS; PATIENTS; PHYSICIANS; SAUDI ARABIA;

EID: 84882292209     PISSN: 09574824     EISSN: 14602245     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapro/das027     Document Type: Conference Paper

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