Using transient elastography to detect chronic liver diseases in a primary care nurse consultancy

Nursing Research

Volumn 62, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 450-454

  Fabrellas, Núria ^a   Alemany, Magda ^b   Urquizu, Marta ^b   Bartres, Concepció ^c   Pera, Guillem ^b,d   Juvé, Eulália ^a,e   Rodríguez, Lluís ^f   Torán, Pere ^f   Caballería, Llorenç ^d,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b Unitat de Suport A la RecercaMetropolitana Nord   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

^d INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

^e Institut Cataláde la Salut   (Spain)

^f IDIAP Jordi Gol   (Spain)

Author keywords

chronic liver diseases; nursing intervention; primary care; transient elastography

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELASTOGRAPHY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVER DISEASE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; PATIENT REFERRAL; PILOT STUDY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; ELASTICITY IMAGING TECHNIQUES; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; PRIMARY CARE NURSING; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84887226717     PISSN: 00296562     EISSN: 15389847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NNR.0000000000000001     Document Type: Article

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