Appalachian residents' experiences with and management of multiple morbidity

Qualitative Health Research

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 601-611

  Schoenberg, Nancy E ^a   Bardach, Shoshana H ^a   Manchikanti, Kavita N ^a   Goodenow, Anne C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic; Experiences; Illness and disease; Interviews; Research rural; Risk perceptions; Self care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OSTEOARTHRITIS; POVERTY; RISK; RURAL POPULATION; SELF CARE; SELF EVALUATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; APPALACHIAN REGION; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; OSTEOARTHRITIS; POVERTY; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK; RURAL POPULATION; SELF CARE; SELF-ASSESSMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80053086206     PISSN: 10497323     EISSN: 15527557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049732310395779     Document Type: Article

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