The forgotten faces: The lonely journey of powerlessness experienced by elderly single Chinese men with heart disease in Taiwan

Geriatric Nursing

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 254-259

  Shih, Shaw Nin ^a   Shih, Fu Jin ^b   Chen, Ching Huey ^c   Kao Lo, Chi Hui ^d  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d FOOYIN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

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EID: 0034258697     PISSN: 01974572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mgn.2000.110835     Document Type: Article

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