Dyadic benefit finding after myocardial infarction: A qualitative investigation

Heart and Lung: Journal of Acute and Critical Care

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 292-297

  Panagopoulou, Efharis ^a   Triantafyllou, Areti ^a   Mitziori, Gesthimani ^a   Benos, Alexis ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FAMILY ASSESSMENT; FAMILY ATTITUDE; FAMILY LIFE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SPOUSE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; GREECE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; SPOUSES;

EID: 67649424758     PISSN: 01479563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2008.10.006     Document Type: Article

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