Intensive and Critical Care Nursing
Volume 24, Issue 5 , Pages 300-313 , October 2008

Experiences of critically ill patients in the ICU

  • José G.M. Hofhuis

      Affiliations

    • Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Gelre Hospitals (location Lukas), Apeldoorn, The Netherlands
    • Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    • All authors contributed substantially to the manuscript.
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Department of Intensive Care, Gelre Hospital Location Lukas, Albert Schweitzerlaan 31, 7334 DZ Apeldoorn, The Netherlands. Tel.: +31 55 5818450; fax: +31 55 5818456.
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  • Peter E. Spronk

      Affiliations

    • Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Gelre Hospitals (location Lukas), Apeldoorn, The Netherlands
    • All authors contributed substantially to the manuscript.
    • ,
  • Henk F. van Stel

      Affiliations

    • Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Centre Utrecht, The Netherlands
    • All authors contributed substantially to the manuscript.
    • ,
  • Augustinus J.P. Schrijvers

      Affiliations

    • Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Centre Utrecht, The Netherlands
    • All authors contributed substantially to the manuscript.
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  • Johannes H. Rommes

      Affiliations

    • Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Gelre Hospitals (location Lukas), Apeldoorn, The Netherlands
    • All authors contributed substantially to the manuscript.
    • ,
  • Jan Bakker

      Affiliations

    • Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    • All authors contributed substantially to the manuscript.

,Accepted 20 March 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.iccn.2008.03.004

Intensive and Critical Care Nursing
Volume 24, Issue 5 , Pages 300-313 , October 2008

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