Living with dizziness: An explorative study

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1134-1141

  Mendel, Barbro ^a   Lützén, Kim ^b   Bergenius, Johan ^b   Björvell, Hjördis ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Daily living; Dizziness; Patient's perceptions; Qualitative study

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DIZZINESS; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SWEDEN; VERTIGO;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DIZZINESS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SWEDEN; VERTIGO;

EID: 0031299034     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.1997.00447.x     Document Type: Article

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