The life stories of motherhood among divorced women in Taiwan

Journal of Nursing Research

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 220-230

  Yang, Li Ling ^a  

^a NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Divorced motherhood; Life story; Nursing profession; Qualitative research methodology; Women s study

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIVORCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MOTHER; SINGLE PARENT; TAIWAN; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

DIVORCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MOTHERS; NARRATION; SINGLE PARENT; TAIWAN;

EID: 58149280540     PISSN: 16823141     EISSN: 1948965X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.JNR.0000387309.19493.b0     Document Type: Article

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