Resident strategies for making a life in a nursing home: A qualitative study

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 862-874

  Brandburg, Gloria L ^a   Symes, Lene ^b   Mastel Smith, Beth ^c   Hersch, Gayle ^c   Walsh, Teresa ^c  

^a SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS WOMAN'S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT TYLER   (United States)

Author keywords

Gerontology; Grounded theory; Long term care; Nursing home; Psychosocial nursing

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MALE; NURSING HOME; REPRODUCIBILITY; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MALE; NURSING HOMES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 84874955292     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2012.06075.x     Document Type: Article

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