Women Aging with Childhood Onset Disability:A Holistic Approach Using the Life Course Paradigm

Journal of Holistic Nursing

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 242-259

  Harrison, Tracie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

aging women; childhood onset disability; disability; holistic nursing; life course

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AGE; AGING; DISABLED PERSON; FEMALE; HOLISTIC NURSING; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STANDARD; TIME; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGE FACTORS; AGING; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; HOLISTIC NURSING; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TIME FACTORS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 0242274405     PISSN: 08980101     EISSN: 15525724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0898010103254917     Document Type: Article

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