The meaning of well-being and participation in the process of health and care-women's experiences following a myocardial infarction

International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 100-108

  Johansson, Annelie ^a,b   Ekebergh, Margaretha ^b  

^a SKARABORG HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b LINNAEUS UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Caring science; female; heart disease; lifeworld research; patients' perspective

Indexed keywords

EID: 47949103832     PISSN: 17482623     EISSN: 17482631     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17482620500494717     Document Type: Article

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