Development and validation of the emotional intimacy scale

Journal of Nursing Measurement

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 193-206

  Sinclair, Vaughn G ^a   Dowdy, Sharon W ^b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

^b BELMONT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Emotional intimacy; Reliability; Rheumatoid arthritis; Social support; Validity

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645678293     PISSN: 10613749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1891/jnum.13.3.193     Document Type: Article

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