Managements’ perspective on Canadian public health nurses’ primary health care practice

Primary Health Care Research and Development

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 170-182

  Meagher Stewart, Donna M ^a   Aston, Megan L ^a   Edwards, Nancy C ^b   Young, Linda ^d   Smith, Donna ^c  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^c South Shore District Health Authority Bridgewater   (Canada)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Canada; citizen participation; collaboration; community based research; nurses; primary health care; public health; public health management

Indexed keywords

EID: 84982256431     PISSN: 14634236     EISSN: 14771128     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1463423607000199     Document Type: Article

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