Are hospitals also for relatives? A survey of hospitals' activities regarding relatives of cardiac patients

Nina Konstantin Nissen; Mette Madsen; Mette Kjøller; Susanne B Waldorff; Ann-Dorthe Olsen Zwisler

doi:10.1177/1403494808093330

Are hospitals also for relatives? A survey of hospitals' activities regarding relatives of cardiac patients

Nina Konstantin Nissen, Mette Madsen, Mette Kjøller, Susanne B Waldorff, Ann-Dorthe Olsen Zwisler

Institut for Folkesundhedsvidenskab

Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › peer review

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Abstract

Udgivelsesdato: 2008-Nov

Originalsprog	Engelsk
Tidsskrift	Scandinavian Journal of Public Health
Vol/bind	36
Udgave nummer	8
Sider (fra-til)	827-31
Antal sider	4
ISSN	1403-4948
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1177/1403494808093330
Status	Udgivet - 2008

Bibliografisk note

Keywords: Cardiology Service, Hospital; Cardiovascular Diseases; Caregivers; Cost of Illness; Counseling; Denmark; Humans; Professional-Patient Relations; Questionnaires; Social Support; Spouses

Adgang til dokumentet

10.1177/1403494808093330

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Are hospitals also for relatives? A survey of hospitals' activities regarding relatives of cardiac patients. / Nissen, Nina Konstantin; Madsen, Mette; Kjøller, Mette; Waldorff, Susanne B; Olsen Zwisler, Ann-Dorthe.

I: Scandinavian Journal of Public Health, Bind 36, Nr. 8, 2008, s. 827-31.

Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › peer review

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