Clinical placements in mental health: A literature review

Issues in Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 44-51

  Happell, Brenda ^a   Gaskin, Cadeyrn J ^a   Byrne, Louise ^a   Welch, Anthony ^a   Gellion, Stephen ^a  

^a CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CAREER CHOICE; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING;

EID: 84919444353     PISSN: 01612840     EISSN: 10964673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/01612840.2014.915899     Document Type: Article

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