Adult Adjustment to Chronic Illness: A Review of the Literature

Health and Social Work

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 5-11

  Sidell, Nancy L ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adjustment; Adults; Chronic illness; Literature review

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMAN; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SOCIAL WORK;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMANS; PATIENT CARE TEAM; SICK ROLE; SOCIAL WORK;

EID: 0031065088     PISSN: 03607283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hsw/22.1.5     Document Type: Review

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