Validation of the iranian version of the uncertainty in illness scale - family form

Journal of Research in Nursing

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 53-62

  Vagharseyyedin, Seyyed Abolfazl ^a   Vanaki, Zohreh ^b  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Family member; Iran; Translation; Uncertainty in illness; Validation

Indexed keywords

EID: 78651380119     PISSN: 17449871     EISSN: 1744988X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1744987110366201     Document Type: Article

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