Comparisons of American-Chinese and Taiwanese patients' perceptions of dyspnea and helpful nursing actions during the intensive care unit transition from cardiac surgery

Heart and Lung: Journal of Acute and Critical Care

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 41-54

  Shih, Fu Jin ^a   Chu, Shu Hsun ^b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; CHINESE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DYING; DYSPNEA; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; TAIWAN;

EID: 0032926728     PISSN: 01479563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0147-9563(99)70042-7     Document Type: Article

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