Supraventricular tachycardia and the struggle to be believed

European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 293-302

  Wood, Kathryn A ^a   Wiener, Carolyn L ^a   Kayser Jones, Jeanie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Gender bias; Qualitative research; Supraventricular tachycardia; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENDER BIAS; HUMAN; ILLNESS TRAJECTORY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF ESTEEM; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; SYMPTOM;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAUSALITY; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SAN FRANCISCO; SELF CARE; SELF CONCEPT; SELF DISCLOSURE; TACHYCARDIA, SUPRAVENTRICULAR; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 36549048388     PISSN: 14745151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcnurse.2007.02.006     Document Type: Article

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