The rhythm of health in older women with chronic illness

Research and Theory for Nursing Practice

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 148-160

  Shearer, Nelma B Crawford ^a   Julie D Fleury, ^a   Reed, Pamela G ^b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Meaning of health; Older women; Qualitative; Rogerian conceptual lens

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MIDDLE AGED;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 69249218045     PISSN: 15416577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1891/1541-6577.23.2.148     Document Type: Article

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