An anthropological interpretation of nurses' and patients' perceptions of the use of space and touch

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 809-817

  Edwards, Susan Christine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ethnography; Nurses; Patients; Primary socialization; Professional socialization; Space; Territoriality; Touch

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITION; FEMALE; GROUP DYNAMICS; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEX DIFFERENCE; TOUCH; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COGNITION; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSES; PERSONAL SPACE; SEX FACTORS; TOUCH;

EID: 0032174585     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.1998x.00706.x     Document Type: Article

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