The meaning of health for women with physical disabilities: A qualitative analysis

Family and Community Health

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 6-21

  Nosek, Margaret A ^a,e   Hughes, Rosemary B ^a   Howland, Carol A ^a   Young, Mary Ellen ^d   Mullen, Patricia Dolan ^b   Shelton, Margarette L ^c  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^e Ctr for Res on Women with Disabil   (United States)

Author keywords

Disability; Functional limitation; Health assessment; Health definition; Independence; Physical impairment; Qualitative methodology; Wellness; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MENTAL HEALTH; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS; ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DISABLED PERSON; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 1342266381     PISSN: 01606379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003727-200401000-00003     Document Type: Article

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