Culture, conceptive technology, and nursing

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 13-20

  Sandelowski, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Conceptive technology; Technology and culture; Technology and nursing

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; ETHICS; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; NURSE; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNOLOGIES; REVIEW;

CULTURE; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; ETHICS; HEALTH; HEALTH PERSONNEL; NURSES; REPRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNOLOGIES;

CULTURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES;

EID: 0033072170     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7489(98)00048-0     Document Type: Article

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