Impact of intravenous drug use on quality of life for patients with venous ulcers

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 458-467

  Palfreyman, Simon J ^a   Tod, Angela M ^b   King, Brenda ^c   Tomlinson, Darlene ^d   Brazier, John E ^e   Michaels, Jonathan A ^a  

^a NORTHERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c South West Sheffield PCT   (United Kingdom)

^d Sheffield Salaried Primary Dental Care Service   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Interviews; Intravenous drug users; Nursing; Older people; Qualitative research; Quality of life; Venous ulcers

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODOR; PAIN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; UNITED KINGDOM; VARICOSIS;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODORS; PAIN; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; VARICOSE ULCER;

EID: 34249005244     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2007.04251.x     Document Type: Article

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