Establishing and delivering pulmonary rehabilitation in rural and remote settings: The opinions, attitudes and concerns of health care professionals

Australian Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 106-114

  Johnston, Catherine L ^a,b   Maxwell, Lyndal J ^c   Alison, Jennifer A ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Health professional training; Lung disease; Pulmonary rehabilitation; Rural health service

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LUNG INJURY; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL HEALTH CARE;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; AUSTRALIA; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LUNG INJURY; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84930015444     PISSN: 10385282     EISSN: 14401584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ajr.12202     Document Type: Article

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