The meaning of social support for the critically ill patient

Intensive and Critical Care Nursing

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 206-212

  Hupcey, Judith E ^a  

^a PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADULT; AGED; CRITICAL ILLNESS; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 85047683893     PISSN: 09643397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/iccn.2000.1568     Document Type: Article

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