Long-term causal meaning of myocardial infarction

British Journal of Nursing

Volumn 19, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 774-781

  Baldacchino, Donia ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALTA   (Malta)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLAMORGAN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Causal attribution; Frankl's theory; Life threatening illness; Meaning; Myocardial infarction; Physical cause; Spiritual cause

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING THEORY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING THEORY;

EID: 77955904697     PISSN: 09660461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/bjon.2010.19.12.48656     Document Type: Article

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