Walking back to health: A qualitative investigation into service users' experiences of a walking project

Issues in Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 167-183

  Crone, Diane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MOTIVATION; NURSING; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM; WALKING;

ADULT; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MOTIVATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING;

EID: 33847101289     PISSN: 01612840     EISSN: 10964673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01612840601096453     Document Type: Article

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