The psychological well-being of renal peer support volunteers

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 40-49

  Brunier, Gillian ^a   Graydon, Jane ^b   Rothman, Barbara ^c   Sherman, Charline ^c   Liadsky, Roselyn ^c  

^a SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c Kidney Foundation of   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; COUNSELING; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SATISFACTION; SELF HELP;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; COUNSELING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; SELF-HELP GROUPS;

EID: 0036549089     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.2002.02144.x     Document Type: Article

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