Transition: A literature review

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 320-329

  Kralik, Debbie ^a   Visentin, Kate ^a   Van Loon, Antonia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chronic illness; Literature review; Nursing; Self identity; Transition

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; NOMENCLATURE; NURSING PROCESS; REVIEW; SOCIAL CHANGE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; DISEASE PROGRESSION; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; NURSING PROCESS; SOCIAL CHANGE; TERMINOLOGY; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC;

EID: 33748376287     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2006.03899.x     Document Type: Review

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