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Research Article

A revised Swedish version of the Ward Atmosphere Scale: Usability and psychometrics

Hanna Tuvesson Faculty of Health and Society, Malmö University, Malmö, SwedenCorrespondence[email protected]
, R.N., M.Sc.,
Christine Wann-Hansson Associate Professor, Faculty of Health and Society, Malmö University, Malmö, Sweden
, R.N., Ph.D. &
Mona Eklund Faculty of Health and Society, Malmö University, Malmö, and Department of Health Sciences, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
, Reg.O.T., Ph.D.
Pages 303-309 | Accepted 30 Nov 2009, Published online: 03 Mar 2010

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