Dignity in care in the hospital setting from patients' perspectives in Taiwan: A descriptive qualitative study

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 20, Issue 5-6, 2011, Pages 794-801

  Lin, Yea Pyng ^a   Tsai, Yun Fang ^a   Chen, Hsiu Fang ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Dignity in care; Patient; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TAIWAN;

HUMANS; INPATIENTS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; TAIWAN;

EID: 79951536567     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2010.03499.x     Document Type: Article

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