The role of communication in nursing care for elderly people: A review of the literature

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 915-933

  Caris Verhallen, Wilma M C M ^a   Kerkstra, Ada ^a   Bensing, Jozien M ^a,b  

^a NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; GERIATRIC NURSING; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; METHODOLOGY; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING RESEARCH; NURSING THEORY; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW;

AGED; COMMUNICATION; GERIATRIC NURSING; HUMANS; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING RESEARCH; NURSING THEORY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0031132452     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.1997.1997025915.x     Document Type: Review

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