Coping and self-help group membership in Parkinson's disease: An exploratory qualitative study

Health and Social Care in the Community

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 472-478

  Charlton, Gina S ^a   Barrow, Corinne J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chronic progressive illness; Coping; Members; Non members; Parkinson's disease; Self help groups

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARKINSON DISEASE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF HELP; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARKINSON DISEASE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF-HELP GROUPS;

EID: 0036832154     PISSN: 09660410     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2524.2002.00385.x     Document Type: Article

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