Asian Nursing Research
Volume 2, Issue 4 , Pages 208-213 , December 2008

Levinas' Ethics of Caring: Implications and Limits in Nursing

  • Byung-Hye Kong, RN, PhD

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    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Byung-Hye Kong, RN, PhD, Professor, College of Medicine, Department of Nursing, Chosun University, 375 Seosuk-dong, Kong-gu, Gwangju 501-759, Korea

Received 11 April 2008 ,Revised 21 April 2008 ,Accepted 23 October 2008.

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PII: S1976-1317(09)60002-5

doi: 10.1016/S1976-1317(09)60002-5

Asian Nursing Research
Volume 2, Issue 4 , Pages 208-213 , December 2008

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