Living with a relative who has a spinal cord injury: A grounded theory approach

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 174-182

  Chen, Hsiao Yu ^a   Boore, Jennifer R P ^b  

^a CENTRAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Family carer; Grounded theory; Nursing; Rehabilitation nursing; Spinal cord injury; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TAIWAN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CAREGIVERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; TAIWAN;

EID: 57649170928     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2008.02355.x     Document Type: Article

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