The female partners' experiences of intimate relationship after a first myocardial infarction

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 20, Issue 11-12, 2011, Pages 1677-1684

  Arenhall, Eva ^a   Kristofferzon, Marja Leena ^b   Fridlund, Bengt ^c   Nilsson, Ulrica ^d  

^a ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÄVLE   (Sweden)

^c JÖNKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Content analysis; Female; Myocardial infarction; Relationship; Spouses

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955752812     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2010.03312.x     Document Type: Article

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