The meaning of women's experiences of living with multiple sclerosis

Health Care for Women International

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 416-430

  Olsson, Malin ^a   Lexell, Jan ^a,b   Söderberg, Siv ^a  

^a LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIOR; BODY IMAGE; CONTROL; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY IMAGE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 41849096679     PISSN: 07399332     EISSN: 10964665     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07399330701876646     Document Type: Article

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