How meaningful is sense of coherence to cardiovascular nursing?

European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 375-377

  Apers, Silke ^a   Luyckx, Koen ^a,b   Moons, Philip ^a,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b RESEARCH FOUNDATION FLANDERS FWO   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^d Mental Health Services CPH   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR NURSING; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DYSTHYMIA; EDITORIAL; HEART FAILURE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SENSE OF COHERENCE;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; HUMANS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; PERIODICALS AS TOPIC; SENSE OF COHERENCE; SPECIALTIES, NURSING;

EID: 84871029561     PISSN: 14745151     EISSN: 18731953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1474515112452354     Document Type: Editorial

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