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International Journal of Nursing & Clinical Practices Volume 2 (2015), Article ID 2:IJNCP-125, 4 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.15344/2394-4978/2015/125
Research Article
The Image and Profile of the Nursing Profession in Greece: Attitudes of High School Students, Nursing Students and Nurses

Nick A. Bakalis*, Efthimia Mastrogianni, Efthimia Melista and Panagiotis Kiekkas

Technological Educational Institute of Western Greece, Department of Nursing, Patras, Greece
Dr. Nick A. Bakalis, Megalou Alexandrou 1, Koukouli, Patras, Greece, Tel: +30-2610-329943, Fax: +30-2610-369175; E-mail: nikosbakalis@teiwest.gr
16 December 2014; 02 April 2015; 04 April 2015
Bakalis NA, Mastrogianni E, Melista E, Kiekkas P (2015) The Image and Profile of the Nursing Profession in Greece: Attitudes of High School Students, Nursing Students and Nurses. Int J Nurs Clin Pract 2: 125. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.15344/2394-4978/2015/125

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