Support as experienced by men living with heart failure in middle age: A phenomenological study

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 45, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1344-1354

  Nordgren, Lena ^a   Asp, Margareta ^a   Fagerberg, Ingegerd ^a  

^a MÄLARDALEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Caring sciences; Heart failure; Men; Middle aged; Phenomenology; Support

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

AGED; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 50049093509     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2007.10.005     Document Type: Article

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