'Existential' in Scandinavian Healthcare Journals: An Analysis of the Concept and Implications for Future Research

The concept of ‘existential’, used frequently in Scandinavian healthcare journals, is associated with various, often unclear, meanings, highlighting the need for a more accurate understanding of the concept. In this integrative review we analyse how the concept has been used in Scandinavian healthca...

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Authors: Nygaard, Marianne Rodriguez (Author) ; Austad, Anne ca. 20./21. Jh. (Author) ; Sørensen, Torgeir 1969- (Author) ; Synnes, Oddgeir (Author) ; McSherry, Wilfred 1963- (Author)
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Published: MDPI 2022
In: Religions
Year: 2022, Volume: 13, Issue: 10
Further subjects:B Spiritual
B Scandinavian
B Healthcare
B Existential
B integrative review
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