Management of chronic illness: Voices of rural women

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 566-574

  Sullivan, Therese ^a   Weinert, Clarann ^a   Cudney, Shirley ^a  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic illness management; Computer intervention; Nursing; Rural; Women

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPUTER MODEL; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; MICROCOMPUTER; NURSING; PERCEPTION; RURAL AREA; SELF CARE; SUPPORT GROUP; UNITED STATES;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHRONIC DISEASE; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; RURAL HEALTH; SOCIAL SUPPORT; THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 0347360116     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0309-2402.2003.02846.x     Document Type: Article

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