Care of self - care by other - care of other: The meaning of self-care from research, practice, policy and industry perspectives

International Journal of Evidence-Based Healthcare

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 3-24

  Godfrey, Christina M ^a   Harrison, Margaret B ^a   Lysaght, Rosemary ^a   Lamb, Marianne ^a   Graham, Ian D ^b   Oakley, Patricia ^c  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b CANADIAN INSTITUTES OF HEALTH RESEARCH   (Canada)

^c NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Lay care; Personal care; Self maintenance; Self treatment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; NOMENCLATURE; SELF CARE;

HEALTH CARE SECTOR; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; SELF CARE; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC;

EID: 79953737351     PISSN: 17441595     EISSN: 17441609     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-1609.2010.00196.x     Document Type: Article

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