A qualitative examination of the factors that influence women's quality of life as they live with coronary artery disease

Western Journal of Nursing Research

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 513-524

  Norris, Colleen M ^a   King, Kathryn ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adult; Cardiovascular; Clinical focus; Population focus; Qualitative methods

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALBERTA; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; WOMEN;

EID: 65149102264     PISSN: 01939459     EISSN: 15528456     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0193945908331179     Document Type: Article

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