Social support and emotional adjustment during and after a severe life event: A study of wives of myocardial infarction patients

Psychology and Health

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 343-355

  Hallaraker, Eli ^a   Arefjord, Kjersti ^a   Havik, Odd e ^a   Mæland, John Gunnar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Depression; Health services; Myocardial infarction; Social support; Spouse

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347751015     PISSN: 08870446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08870440108405511     Document Type: Article

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