International Journal of Nursing Studies
Volume 41, Issue 2 , Pages 215-224 , February 2004

Achieving change in the NHS: a study to explore the feasibility of a home-based cancer chemotherapy service

  • Daniel Kelly

      Affiliations

    • City University and University College London Hospitals NHS Trust, Mortimer St., London W1N 8AA, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. St Bartholomew School of Nursing, City University, 20 Bartholomew Close, London ECIA 7QN, UK. Tel.: +44-207-380-9084; fax: +44-207-380-9141
    • ,
  • Susie Pearce

      Affiliations

    • University College Hospitals London NHS Trust, UK
    • ,
  • Elizabeth Butters

      Affiliations

    • University College London Hospitals, London, UK
    • ,
  • Warren Stevens

      Affiliations

    • London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
    • ,
  • Sarah Layzell

      Affiliations

    • London, UK

Received 25 January 2003 ,Revised 2 May 2003 ,Accepted 6 May 2003.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2003.05.002

International Journal of Nursing Studies
Volume 41, Issue 2 , Pages 215-224 , February 2004

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