On different types of dignity in nursing care: A critique of Nordenfelt: Original article

Nursing Philosophy

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 46-54

  Wainwright, Paul ^a   Gallagher, Ann ^a  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dignity; Ethics; Nordenfelt; Nursing

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ETHICS; EUROPE; HISTORY; HUMAN; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING CARE; PATIENT RIGHT; PHILOSOPHY; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGED; EUROPE; GREAT BRITAIN; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING CARE; PATIENT RIGHTS; PHILOSOPHY, NURSING;

EID: 40949164358     PISSN: 14667681     EISSN: 1466769X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1466-769X.2007.00329.x     Document Type: Article

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