title: In a field of their own.
abstract: The development of district nursing since Queen Victoria's time is detailed in a fascinating new history. Historian Carrie Howse provides a snapshot.
authors.affiliation: University of Gloucestershire.
authors.forename: Carrie
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Howse
mesh_terms: D006676:History of Nursing; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D019035:Rural Health Services / Q000266:history; D006113:United Kingdom; D000078329:Workforce