Temporary confusion: A fearful experience

Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 339-346

  Fagerberg, I ^a,b   Jonhagen M E ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b MÄLARDALEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Older people; Phenomenological study; Power imbalance; Temporary confusion; Threat

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONFUSION; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SWEDEN;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CONFUSION; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; SWEDEN;

EID: 0036615841     PISSN: 13510126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2850.2002.00498.x     Document Type: Article

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