Recovering from a stroke: A longitudinal, qualitative study of older Norwegian women

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 19, Issue 13-14, 2010, Pages 2004-2013

  Eilertsen, Grethe ^a   Kirkevold, Marit ^b   Bjørk, Ida Torunn ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH EASTERN NORWAY   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Aged care; Female perspective; Hermeneutics; Rehabilitation; Stroke

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; NORWAY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STROKE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; NORWAY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STROKE;

EID: 77955948797     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2009.03138.x     Document Type: Article

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