Refinement of the concept of uncertainty

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 238-245

  Penrod, Janice ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Concept analysis; Qualitative research; Theory building; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MENTAL STRESS; MODEL; MORALITY; NURSING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PAIN; PATIENT CARE; PHILOSOPHY; PROBABILITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOLOGY; REVIEW; SEMANTICS; SOCIOLOGY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; HUMANS; KNOWLEDGE; MODELS, NURSING; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MORALE; PAIN; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PHILOSOPHY, MEDICAL; PROBABILITY; PSYCHOLOGY; SEMANTICS; SOCIOLOGY, MEDICAL; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 0035320009     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.2001.01750.x     Document Type: Article

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