Defining the needs of ICU patient families in a suburban/rural Greek population: A prospective cohort study

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 21, Issue 13-14, 2012, Pages 1831-1839

  Chatzaki, Maria ^a   Klimathianaki, Maria ^a   Anastasaki, Maria ^a   Chatzakis, Georgios ^a   Apostolakou, Eleni ^a   Georgopoulos, Dimitrios ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF HERAKLION   (Greece)

Author keywords

Critical care; Critical Care Family Need Inventory; Family needs; Nurses; Nursing

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; FAMILY; FEMALE; GREECE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DEMOGRAPHY; FAMILY; FEMALE; GREECE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84862163730     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2011.04022.x     Document Type: Article

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