Coping with chronic illness: A qualitative study of coping with postpolio syndrome

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 255-262

  Hansson, Birgitta ^a   Ahlström, Gerd ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Chronic disease; Coping; Nursing; Postpolio syndrome; Qualitative study

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHRONIC DISEASE; DYSPNEA; EMOTION; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NURSING; PAIN; POSTPOLIOMYELITIS SYNDROME; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHRONIC DISEASE; DYSPNEA; EMOTIONS; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; PAIN; POSTPOLIOMYELITIS SYNDROME; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 0033141638     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7489(99)00021-8     Document Type: Article

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