Constructing the illness narrative: a grounded theory exploring patients' and relatives' use of intensive care diaries

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Constructing the illness narrative : a grounded theory exploring patients' and relatives' use of intensive care diaries. / Egerod, Ingrid; Christensen, Doris; Schwartz-Nielsen, Katherine Hvid; Agård, Anne Sophie.

In: The Open Critical Care Medicine Journal, Vol. 39, No. 8, 2011, p. 1922-1928.

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Harvard

Egerod, I, Christensen, D, Schwartz-Nielsen, KH & Agård, AS 2011, 'Constructing the illness narrative: a grounded theory exploring patients' and relatives' use of intensive care diaries', The Open Critical Care Medicine Journal, vol. 39, no. 8, pp. 1922-1928. https://doi.org/10.1097/CCM.0b013e31821e89c8

APA

Egerod, I., Christensen, D., Schwartz-Nielsen, K. H., & Agård, A. S. (2011). Constructing the illness narrative: a grounded theory exploring patients' and relatives' use of intensive care diaries. The Open Critical Care Medicine Journal, 39(8), 1922-1928. https://doi.org/10.1097/CCM.0b013e31821e89c8

Vancouver

Egerod I, Christensen D, Schwartz-Nielsen KH, Agård AS. Constructing the illness narrative: a grounded theory exploring patients' and relatives' use of intensive care diaries. The Open Critical Care Medicine Journal. 2011;39(8):1922-1928. https://doi.org/10.1097/CCM.0b013e31821e89c8

Author

Egerod, Ingrid ; Christensen, Doris ; Schwartz-Nielsen, Katherine Hvid ; Agård, Anne Sophie. / Constructing the illness narrative : a grounded theory exploring patients' and relatives' use of intensive care diaries. In: The Open Critical Care Medicine Journal. 2011 ; Vol. 39, No. 8. pp. 1922-1928.

Bibtex

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