The incomprehensible injury - Interpretations of patients' narratives concerning experiences with an acute and dramatic spinal cord injury

Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 67-75

  Lohne, Vibeke ^a,b  

^a Oslo University College ^*  (Norway)

^b OSLO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Narratives; Phenomenological hermeneutic approach; Spinal cord injury; Survivors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LITERATURE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; PATIENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SPINAL CORD INJURY;

ADULT; AGED; ANECDOTES AS TOPIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; PATIENTS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 60449117289     PISSN: 02839318     EISSN: 14716712     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-6712.2007.00591.x     Document Type: Article

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