The use of the "vulnerability" concept in the nursing area La utilización del concepto "vulnerabilidad" por enfermería A utilização do conceito "vulnerabilidade" pela enfermagem

The objective of this article was to briefly retrieve the meaning of the vulnerability concept, which has been used in the healthcare area; also, to discuss how it has been used in the Nursing area. Amidst several different focuses and objects, studies have been attempting to overcome the classical...

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Main Authors: Lucia Yasuko Izumi Nichiata, Maria Rita Bertolozzi, Renata Ferreira Takahashi, Lislaine Aparecida Fracolli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2008-10-01
Series:Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-11692008000500020