Swedish and Chinese nurses' conceptions of ethical problems: A comparative study

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 18, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1470-1479

  Silén, Marit ^a   Tang, Ping Fen ^b   Ahlström, Gerd ^a  

^a JÖNKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b KUNMING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

China; Cross national; Ethics; Nurses; Nursing; Sweden

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHINA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HUMAN; MEDICAL ETHICS; NURSE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SWEDEN;

CHINA; ETHICS, NURSING; HUMANS; NURSES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SWEDEN;

EID: 64549115017     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2008.02422.x     Document Type: Article

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