After critical care: A study to explore patients' experiences of a follow-up service

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 16, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 2122-2131

  Pattison, Natalie A ^a   Dolan, Shelley ^a   Townsend, Patricia ^b   Townsend, Rachel ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b MATER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c CHARING CROSS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cancer patients; Critical care; Discharge; Nurse led follow up; Psychological support; Reassurance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTENSIVE CARE; PATIENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

CRITICAL CARE; DATA COLLECTION; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; PATIENTS;

EID: 35148899499     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2006.01589.x     Document Type: Article

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