Ward atmospheres of horror and healing: A comparative analysis of narrative

Health

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 377-396

  Edvardsson, David ^a   Rasmussen, Birgit Holritz ^a,b   Riessman, Catherine Kohler ^c  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Axlagarden's Hospice Umeå   (Sweden)

^c BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aesthetics; Healing; Horror; Narrative analysis; Ward atmosphere

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; CASE REPORT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEATH; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; GENERAL ASPECTS OF DISEASE; HEALING; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MATERNITY WARD; MOTHER; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; WARD;

EID: 0141795314     PISSN: 13634593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/13634593030074001     Document Type: Article

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