Working with publishers: a novel approach to ascertaining practitioners' needs in genetics education...with review by Lea DH
Genetics are becoming increasingly important within healthcare, but the evidence indicates that nurses are not confident in dealing with the genetics needs of their patients, and education provision is often inadequate. An innovative approach has been used to raise awareness of genetics and simultan...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Research in Nursing Vol. 12; no. 6; pp. 597 - 618 |
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| Formato: | research tables/charts Journal Article |
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Sage Publications Inc.
Nov2007
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