Being hospitalized with a newly diagnosed chronic illness—A phenomenological study of children's lifeworld in the hospital

The impact of a hospital environment on children has rarely been investigated. Recently, however, the perspective of hospitalized children has been taken into account. Being hospitalized and facing an illness represent a dramatic change in a child's daily life, and the quality of the envi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Else Mari Ruberg Ekra, Eva Gjengedal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2012-08-01
Series:International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health & Well-Being
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Online Access:http://www.ijqhw.net/index.php/qhw/article/view/18694/23822