Perinatal bereavement: A principle-based concept analysis

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 69, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 2389-2400

  Fenstermacher, Kimberly ^a   Hupcey, Judith E ^b  

^a YORK COLLEGE OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Concept analysis; Nursing; Perinatal bereavement; Perinatal loss; Principle based concept analysis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEREAVEMENT; CONCEPT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NURSING; PARENT; PERINATAL BEREAVEMENT; PERINATAL LOSS; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PRINCIPLE-BASED CONCEPT ANALYSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STILLBIRTH;

CONCEPT ANALYSIS; NURSING; PERINATAL BEREAVEMENT; PERINATAL LOSS; PRINCIPLE-BASED CONCEPT ANALYSIS;

BEREAVEMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MEN; PARENTS; PERINATAL MORTALITY; STILLBIRTH; WOMEN;

EID: 84885174947     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jan.12119     Document Type: Article

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