Description of unexplained chest pain and its influence on daily life in men and women

European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 337-344

  Janson Fagring, Annika ^a   Gaston Johansson, Fannie ^a,b   Danielson, Ella ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Consequences; Content analysis; Daily life; Descriptions; Gender; Unexplained chest pain

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BURNING SENSATION; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MUSCLE CRAMP; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SOCIAL ASPECT; STRESS; THORAX PAIN; WORK;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHEST PAIN; EMERGENCY NURSING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PSYCHOLOGY; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 28444451964     PISSN: 14745151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcnurse.2005.06.003     Document Type: Article

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