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Karen Francis
Researcher at University of Tasmania
Publications - 216
Citations - 8881
Karen Francis is an academic researcher from University of Tasmania. The author has contributed to research in topics: Health care & Grounded theory. The author has an hindex of 35, co-authored 212 publications receiving 7482 citations. Previous affiliations of Karen Francis include University of Adelaide & Australian Catholic University.
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Association for Australian rural nurses: current events and future challenges
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Revisiting the past: the association for Australian rural nurses comes of age.
Karen Francis,David Lindsay +1 more
TL;DR: It is timely for the Association for Australian Rural Nurses to review its achievements since the inauguration of the association in 1992, which will be remembered as the period during which rural health and rural issues first gained a significant and much needed profile generated within political discourse.
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Australian college of nursing rural nursing and midwifery faculty: Advocating for greater equity in rural health
TL;DR: Working in rural Australia is a privilege and challenge that all rural nurses and midwives understand, and knowing the community, being known by thecommunity, doing without, yet understanding much can be achieved through innovative thinking and practice.
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Pigment epithelium-derived factor downregulation in oestrogen receptor positive breast cancer bone metastases is associated with menopause
Naomi Brook,Jespal Gill,Hui Jun Chih,Karen Francis,Arunasalam Dharmarajan,Arlene Chan,Crispin R. Dass +6 more
TL;DR: Pigment epithelium-derived factor (PEDF) has a critical role in bone development and anti-tumour function in breast cancer (BC) as discussed by the authors .
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Invisible partners: the Royal Australian Army Nursing Corps pathway to the Malayan Emergency.
Margaret McLeod,Karen Francis +1 more
TL;DR: The role of women from the Royal Australian Army Nursing Corps who served in the Malayan Emergency are highlighted: they are no longer invisible partners.