Experienced dilemmas of everyday life in chronic neuropathic pain patients - Results from a critical incident study

Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 147-154

  Hensing, Gunnel K E ^a   Sverker, Annette M ^a,b   Leijon, Göran S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Chronic illness; Critical incidents; Phenomenology; Qualitative approaches

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 34249883581     PISSN: 02839318     EISSN: 14716712     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-6712.2007.00450.x     Document Type: Article

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