Social support for women with Chronic Pelvic Pain: What is helpful from whom?

Psychology and Health

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 117-134

  Warwick, Ruth ^a   Joseph, Stephen ^b   Cordle, Christine ^c   Ashworth, Polly ^d  

^a Institute for Clean Growth and Future Mobility   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^c LEICESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d GLOUCESTERSHIRE ROYAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chronic pelvic pain; Interpretative phenomenological analysis; Qualitative; Social support

Indexed keywords

EID: 0842346729     PISSN: 08870446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08870440310001613482     Document Type: Review

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