Public Health
Volume 121, Issue 8 , Pages 623-633 , August 2007

Developing public health nursing: barriers perceived by community nurses

  • L. Winters

      Affiliations

    • Liverpool Public Health Observatory, Division of Public Health, Whelan Building, Quadrangle, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 3GB, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +441517945581; fax: +441517945588.
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  • U. Gordon

      Affiliations

    • Liverpool and Sefton Public Health Partnership, c/o South Sefton PCT, Waterloo, Liverpool, UK
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  • J. Atherton

      Affiliations

    • South Sefton PCT, Waterloo, Liverpool, UK
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  • A. Scott-Samuel

      Affiliations

    • Liverpool Public Health Observatory, Division of Public Health, Whelan Building, Quadrangle, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 3GB, UK

Received 13 March 2006 ,Revised 30 October 2006 ,Accepted 21 December 2006.

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doi: 10.1016/j.puhe.2006.12.012

Public Health
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