Caring or uncaring - Meanings of being in an oncology environment

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 188-197

  Edvardsson, David ^a   Sandman, P O ^a   Rasmussen, Birgit ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cancer; Care environment; Hermeneutics; Nursing; Phenomenology; Research report

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EXISTENTIALISM; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; ONCOLOGY NURSING; PRIVACY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT; SYMBOLISM;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EXISTENTIALISM; FEMALE; HEALTH FACILITY ENVIRONMENT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; ONCOLOGIC NURSING; PRIVACY; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; SELF CONCEPT; SYMBOLISM;

EID: 33745889003     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2006.03900.x     Document Type: Article

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