A qualitative study of the impact of living with neurofibromatosis type 2

Psychology, Health and Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 19-28

  Patel, Chirag M ^a   Ferner, Ros ^b   Grunfeld, Elizabeth A ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

communication; interviews; neurofibromatosis type 2; psychosocial

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COST OF ILLNESS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EMOTION; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL ISOLATION;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGED; COMMUNICATION; COST OF ILLNESS; EMOTIONS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS 2; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL ISOLATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78651288355     PISSN: 13548506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13548506.2010.516363     Document Type: Article

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