Significance of fellow patients for patients with myocardial infarction

Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 403-411

  Isaksen, Astrid Steen ^a   Gjengedal, Eva ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Fellow patient; Focus groups; Hospitalization; Myocardial infarction; Social support

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMMUNITY; DEATH; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; HUMOR; MALE; MOTIVATION; NOISE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WELLBEING;

ADULT; AGED; EMPATHY; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HELPING BEHAVIOR; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; NORWAY; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 33751273671     PISSN: 02839318     EISSN: 14716712     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-6712.2006.00421.x     Document Type: Article

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