Social support: A conceptual analysis

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 95-100

  Langford, Catherine Penny Hinson ^a   Bowsher, Juanita ^b   Maloney, Joseph P ^c   Lillis, Patricia P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AIKEN   (United States)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c AUSTIN PEAY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; METHODOLOGY; NOMENCLATURE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING THEORY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING THEORY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TERMINOLOGY;

EID: 0030639515     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.1997.1997025095.x     Document Type: Article

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