Nursing care of patients with disorders of consciousness

Journal of Neuroscience Nursing

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 260-270

  Puggina, Ana Cláudia Giesbrecht ^a   Da Silva, Maria Júlia Paes ^a   Schnakers, Caroline ^b   Laureys, Steven ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Coma; Consciousness disorders; Nursing care; Persistent vegetative state

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMA; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; METHODOLOGY; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PERSISTENT VEGETATIVE STATE;

COMA; COMMUNICATION; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PERSISTENT VEGETATIVE STATE; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS;

EID: 84868616112     PISSN: 08880395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JNN.0b013e3182666407     Document Type: Article

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