Women's experiences of recovery after myocardial infarction: A meta-synthesis

Heart and Lung: Journal of Acute and Critical Care

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 410-417

  Hildingh, Cathrine ^a   Fridlund, Bengt ^a,b   Lidell, Evy ^a  

^a HALMSTAD UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LINNAEUS UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMBIVALENCE; ARTICLE; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF CONCEPT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; SEX FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 36049022875     PISSN: 01479563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2007.02.008     Document Type: Article

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