On my own: Experiences of recovery from acute coronary syndrome for women living alone

Heart and Lung: Journal of Acute and Critical Care

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 417-424

  Gallagher, Robyn ^a   Marshall, Andrea P ^b   Fisher, Murray J ^b   Elliott, Doug ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCOME; INTERVIEW; JOB ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; REHABILITATION CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SAMPLING STUDIES; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 55049093103     PISSN: 01479563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2007.12.007     Document Type: Article

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