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Health-care professionals' documentation of wellbeing in patients following open heart surgery: a content analysis of medical records

  1. Ann-Kristin Karlsson PhD Medical Social Worker1,*,
  2. Evy Lidell PhD Associate Professor Member2,3,
  3. Mats Johansson PhD Cardiologist4

Article first published online: 8 OCT 2012

DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2834.2012.01458.x

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Journal of Nursing Management

Journal of Nursing Management

Special Issue: This issue: Promoting excellence - Evidence-based Practice at the Bedside and Beyond Issue editors: Kristiina Hyrkas and James P. Rhudy Jr

Volume 21, Issue 1, pages 112–120, January 2013

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Karlsson A.-K., Lidell E. & Johansson M..(2012) Journal of Nursing Management Health-care professionals' documentation of wellbeing in patients following open heart surgery: a content analysis of medical records

Author Information

  1. 1

    Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Varberg, Varberg, Sweden

  2. 2

    School of Social and Health Sciences, Halmstad University, Halmstad, Sweden

  3. 3

    Nurse Fellow of European Society of Cardiology (NFESC)

  4. 4

    Department of General Medicine, Västra Vall, Varberg, Sweden

* Correspondence
Ann-Kristin Karlsson
Department of Rehabilitation
Kuratorsmottagning 1D
Varberg Hospital
432 81 Varberg
Sweden
E-mail: ann-kristin.karlsson@regionhalland.se

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 22 JAN 2013
  2. Article first published online: 8 OCT 2012
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 15 JUN 2012

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  • Research board at Varberg hospital

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