The meaning of living with a long-term disease. to revalue and be revalued

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 16, Issue 7 B, 2007, Pages 109-115

  Lundman, Berit ^a   Jansson, Leila ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Chronic disease; Experience; Nurses; Nursing; Phenomenological hermeneutic; Qualitative

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SWEDEN; UNCERTAINTY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SWEDEN; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 34250776497     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2007.01802.x     Document Type: Article

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