Women's experience of a myocardial infarction: 5 years later

Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 459-466

  Sjöström Strand, Annica ^a   Ivarsson, Bodil ^a   Sjöberg, Trygve ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Daily life; Gender perspective; Myocardial infarction; Phenomenography; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 80051563596     PISSN: 02839318     EISSN: 14716712     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-6712.2010.00849.x     Document Type: Article

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