Drawing breath: Promoting meaning and self-management in COPD

British Journal of Community Nursing

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 58-64

  Fraser, Jean ^a   Page, Sonia ^b   Skingley, Ann ^c  

^a Freelance Photographic Artist and Health Activist   (United Kingdom)

^b Respiratory Nurse   (United Kingdom)

^c CANTERBURY CHRIST CHURCH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arts and health; COPD; Health education; Long term conditions; Self management

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951689356     PISSN: 14624753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/bjcn.2011.16.2.58     Document Type: Article

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