Surviving a serious traffic accident: Adaptation processes and quality of life

Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 551-564

  Cagnetta, Eva ^a   Cicognani, Elvira ^b  

^a MORGAGNI PIERANTONI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Coping strategies; Grounded theory; Physical trauma; Qualitative research; Quality of life; Traffic accidents

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMA; COPING BEHAVIOR; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERVIEW; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SURVIVAL; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

EID: 0032753767     PISSN: 13591053     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/135910539900400408     Document Type: Article

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