Family involvement in inpatient care in Taiwan

Clinical Nursing Research

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 297-311

  Tzeng, Huey Ming ^a   Yin, Chang Yi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b Chinese Culture University

Author keywords

Family; Hospitals; Inpatients; Patient care; Safety

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; FAMILY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS; TAIWAN;

FAMILY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TAIWAN;

EID: 54049091518     PISSN: 10547738     EISSN: 15523799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1054773808324655     Document Type: Article

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