title: Practice nurses and chronic diseases of the gastrointestinal tract.
abstract: The potential value of nurse-based counselling of patients with chronic gastrointestinal disorders was investigated through a postal questionnaire survey of practice nurses in Leicestershire. The results suggest there is little prospect of developing practice-based counselling service in gastroenterology.
authors.forename: M K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Mayberry
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Mayberry
mesh_terms: D002908:Chronic Disease; D003376:Counseling; D005767:Gastrointestinal Diseases / Q000451:nursing*; D006801:Humans; D010353:Patient Education as Topic