The effects of familial voice interventions on comatose head-injured patients

Journal of Trauma Nursing

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 41-45

  Walker, Jamie S ^a   Eakes, George G ^b   Siebelink, Elsie ^a  

^a PITT COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Comatose; Familial voices; Head injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH; COMA; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HEART RATE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OXIMETRY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; VOICE;

ADULT; AGED; BLOOD PRESSURE; CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH; COMA; COMMUNICATION; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OXIMETRY; VISITORS TO PATIENTS; VOICE;

EID: 0032035322     PISSN: 10787496     EISSN: 19323883     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00043860-199804000-00006     Document Type: Article

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