title: Distance in nurse-patient encounters.
authors.affiliation: Veterans Administration Medical Center, Mountain Home, Tennessee 37684.
authors.forename: B J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Cantrell
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001007:Anxiety / Q000523:psychology; D001143:Arousal; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009633:Nonverbal Communication; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D010550:Personal Space; D012929:Psychological Distance; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000451:nursing*; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology; D013037:Spatial Behavior; D014705:Verbal Behavior