The construction of hepatitis C as a chronic illness

Clinical Nursing Research

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 209-224

  Paterson, Barbara L ^a   Butt, Gail ^b,c   McGuinness, Liza ^b,c   Moffat, Barbara ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^b BRITISH COLUMBIA CENTRE FOR DISEASE CONTROL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chronic illness; Hepatitis C; Qualitative research; Social construction

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASSERTIVENESS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANADA; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONFLICT; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CARE; SOCIOLOGY;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; ASSERTIVENESS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BRITISH COLUMBIA; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; SELF CARE; SICK ROLE; SOCIOLOGY, MEDICAL;

EID: 33745452698     PISSN: 10547738     EISSN: 15523799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1054773806288569     Document Type: Article

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