Caring for young adults on a paediatric ward

British Journal of Nursing

Volumn 22, Issue 19, 2013, Pages 1129-1134

  Heaton, Paul AJ ^a   Routley, Christine ^a   Paul, Siba Prosad ^a  

^a YEOVIL DISTRICT HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Inpatients; Nursing; Staff training; Young adults

Indexed keywords

EID: 84887596288     PISSN: 09660461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/bjon.2013.22.19.1129     Document Type: Article

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