Heart & Lung: The Journal of Acute and Critical Care
Volume 39, Issue 3 , Pages 226-234 , May 2010

Qualitative study of pain of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

  • Vibeke Lohne, RN, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Nursing, Oslo University College, Oslo, Norway
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  • Hanne Camilla Drangsholt Heer, RN

      Affiliations

    • Department of Respiratory Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway
    • ,
  • Marit Andersen, RN, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway
    • ,
  • Christine Miaskowski, RN, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physiological Nursing, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, California
    • ,
  • Johny Kongerud, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Respiratory Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway
    • ,
  • Tone Rustøen, RN, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Nursing, Oslo University College, Oslo, Norway
    • Center for Shared Decision Making and Nursing Research, Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Professor Tone Rustøen Center for Shared Decision Making and Nursing Research, Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet, 0023, Oslo, Norway Phone: +47 23075462.

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doi: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2009.08.002

Heart & Lung: The Journal of Acute and Critical Care
Volume 39, Issue 3 , Pages 226-234 , May 2010

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