Older people in transition From illness to health: Trajectories of recovery

Qualitative Health Research

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 939-951

  Godfrey, Mary ^a   Townsend, Jean ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aging; Illness and disease; Older people; Recovery; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ADJUSTMENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO ILLNESS; CONVALESCENCE; COPING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GERIATRIC CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSITION CARE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREGIVERS; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INTERMEDIATE CARE FACILITIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENTS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; SICK ROLE;

EID: 45249104386     PISSN: 10497323     EISSN: 15527557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049732308318038     Document Type: Article

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