'It's easier to talk to a woman'. Aspects of gender in Swedish telenursing

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 17, Issue 22, 2008, Pages 2979-2986

  Höglund, Anna T ^a   Holmström, Inger ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Gender; Nurses; Nursing; Qualitative; Sweden; Telenursing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; SEX DIFFERENCE; SWEDEN; TELENURSING;

FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; SEX FACTORS; SWEDEN; TELENURSING;

EID: 53849102584     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2008.02345.x     Document Type: Article

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