'Cool friends': An evaluation of a community befriending programme for young people with cystic fibrosis

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 19, Issue 17-18, 2010, Pages 2406-2414

  MacDonald, Kath ^a   Greggans, Alison ^a  

^a QUEEN MARGARET UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Befriending; Chronic illness; Community; Cystic fibrosis; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMMUNITY CARE; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; FEMALE; FRIEND; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; MALE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; COMMUNITY NETWORKS; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; FRIENDS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 77955943631     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2010.03294.x     Document Type: Article

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