Living as an oldest old in Rio de Janeiro: The lived experience told

Nursing Science Quarterly

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 376-382

  Caldas, Clia P ^a   Berter, Carina M ^b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Hermeneutic phenomenology; Living at home; Oldest old

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; ELDERLY CARE; GERIATRIC NURSING; HUMAN; NURSING RESEARCH; STATISTICS;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRAZIL; GERIATRIC NURSING; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; NURSING RESEARCH;

EID: 34548728743     PISSN: 08943184     EISSN: 15527409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0894318407306542     Document Type: Article

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