Almost normal: Experiences of adolescents with implantable cardioverter defibrillators

Journal for Specialists in Pediatric Nursing

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 142-151

  Zeigler, Vicki L ^a   Nelms, Tommie ^b  

^a TEXAS WOMAN'S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Implanted defibrillators; Psychosocial issues; Qualitative; Sudden cardiac death

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; DEFIBRILLATOR; FEMALE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; MALE; NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUDDEN DEATH;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; CHILD; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 63849270926     PISSN: 15390136     EISSN: 17446155     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-6155.2009.00186.x     Document Type: Article

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