The meaning of illness among Korean Americans with chronic hepatitis B

Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 662-675

  Yang, Jin Hyang ^a   Lee, Hae Ok ^b   Cho, Myung Ok ^c  

^a Inje University   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

^c Dong Eui University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Chronic disease; Chronic hepatitis B; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL STIGMA; SOUTH KOREA;

AGED; ASIAN AMERICANS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEPATITIS B, CHRONIC; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; SOCIAL STIGMA;

EID: 78650711816     PISSN: 20053673     EISSN: 20937482     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4040/jkan.2010.40.5.662     Document Type: Article

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