Comfort: Exploration of the concept in nursing

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 599-606

  Malinowski, Ann ^a   Stamler, Lynnette Leeseberg ^b,c  

^a Teen Health Centre   (Canada)

^b NIPISSING UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Caring; Comfort; Concept; Health promotion; Leininger; Nursing theory; Watson

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; EMPATHY; HOLISTIC NURSING; HUMAN; NURSING PROCESS; NURSING THEORY;

CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; EMPATHY; HOLISTIC NURSING; HUMANS; NURSING PROCESS; NURSING THEORY;

EID: 0036725154     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.2002.02329.x     Document Type: Article

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