The elderly patient's dignity. the core value of health

International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 160-168

  Høy, Bente ^a   Wagner, Lis ^b   Hall, Elisabeth Oc ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Dignity; elderly patient; phenomenological hermeneutical method

Indexed keywords

EID: 77958083091     PISSN: 17482623     EISSN: 17482631     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17482620701472447     Document Type: Article

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