Mentally pinioned: Men's perceptions of being abused in health care

International Journal of Men's Health

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 60-71

  Swahnberg, Katarina ^a   Barbro, Wijma ^a   Hearn, Jeff ^a   Thapar Björkert, Suruchi ^b   Berterö, Carina ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abuse; Grounded theory; Health care; Men; Patient safety

Indexed keywords

ABUSE; ABUSE IN HEALTH CARE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; EXPERIENCE; FRUSTRATION; GROUNDED THEORY; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MALE VICTIM; MASCULINITY; MEN'S HEALTH; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT SAFETY; PERSONAL VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; VALIDITY; VICTIM;

EID: 77649119498     PISSN: 15326306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3149/jmh.0801.60     Document Type: Article

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