Comfort measures: A concept analysis

Research and Theory for Nursing Practice

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 95-114

  Oliveira, Irene ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Comfort; Comfort measures; Concept analysis; Evolutionary method; Nurse

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONCEPT FORMATION; MEDICINE; NURSING;

CONCEPT FORMATION; MEDICINE; NURSING;

EID: 84882756594     PISSN: 15416577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1891/1541-6577.27.2.95     Document Type: Article

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