Intensive and Critical Care Nursing
Volume 22, Issue 6 , Pages 370-377 , December 2006

Patient empowerment in intensive care—An interview study

  • Ingrid Wåhlin

      Affiliations

    • Department of Planning and Development, Administration Office, Kalmar Hospital, Sweden
    • Department of Medicine and Care, Division of Nursing Science, Faculty of Health Sciences, Linköping University, Sweden
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Orkestervägen 12, 382 34 Nybro, Sweden. Tel.: +46 480 448851; fax: +46 480 448877.
    • ,
  • Anna-Christina Ek

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine and Care, Division of Nursing Science, Faculty of Health Sciences, Linköping University, Sweden
    • ,
  • Ewa Idvall

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine and Care, Division of Nursing Science, Faculty of Health Sciences, Linköping University, Sweden
    • Research Section, Kalmar County Council, Sweden

,Accepted 5 May 2006.

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PII: S0964-3397(06)00073-5

doi: 10.1016/j.iccn.2006.05.003

Intensive and Critical Care Nursing
Volume 22, Issue 6 , Pages 370-377 , December 2006

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