Visible humans, vanishing bodies, and virtual nursing: Complications of life, presence, place, and identity

Advances in Nursing Science

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 58-70

  Sandelowski, Margarete ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Embodiment; Human Genome Project; Imaging technology; Information technology; Nursing informatics; Tele health; Telephone nursing; Visible Human Project

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; ARTICLE; HUMAN; HUMAN GENOME PROJECT; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; METHODOLOGY; NURSING; NURSING CARE; STANDARD; TELEMEDICINE;

ANATOMY, CROSS-SECTIONAL; HUMAN GENOME PROJECT; HUMANS; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; NURSING; NURSING CARE; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 0036517488     PISSN: 01619268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00012272-200203000-00007     Document Type: Article

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