Finding the evidence for practice: An overview of research in social support and rheumatoid arthritis

Clinical Effectiveness in Nursing

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 43-47

  Ramjeet, Janet ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Nursing; Research; Rheumatoid arthritis; Social support

Indexed keywords

AWARENESS; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 0038103465     PISSN: 13619004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1361-9004(03)00043-8     Document Type: Review

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