The use of the term vulnerability in acute care: Why does it differ and what does it mean?

Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 54-59

  Snanlnn, Andrew ^a,b   Lee, Geraldine A ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b AUSTIN HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Hospitalisation; Personal capacity; Physical; Psychological; Socio economic; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

EID: 41749087837     PISSN: 08130531     EISSN: 14474328     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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