Nonlinear dynamics: Chaos and catastrophe theory

Journal of Nursing Care Quality

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 55-65

  Lanza, Marilyn Lewis ^a,b,c  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Catastrophe theory; Chaos theory; Nonlinear

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; NONLINEAR SYSTEM; NURSING;

HUMANS; NONLINEAR DYNAMICS; NURSING;

EID: 0034294631     PISSN: 10573631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001786-200010000-00008     Document Type: Article

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