"Striving for a good life" - the management of rheumatoid arthritis as experienced by patients

Open Nursing Journal

Volumn 5, Issue , 2011, Pages 95-101

  Bergsten, Ulrika ^a,b   Bergman, Stefan ^b   Fridlund, Bengt ^a   Arvidsson, Barbro ^b,c,d  

^a JÖNKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Spenshult Hospital   (Sweden)

^c NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^d HALMSTAD UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Chronic disease; Grounded theory; Patient perspective; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

EID: 80555134514     PISSN: 18744346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/1874434601105010095     Document Type: Article

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