Developing Practice Through Research

Research and Development in Clinical Nursing Practice

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 217-246

  McMahon, Ann ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinical nursing practice; National health service; Nursing development units; Nursing literature; United kingdom

Indexed keywords

EID: 84948961431     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470699270.ch11     Document Type: Chapter

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