To be under control: A qualitative study of patients' experiences living with the diagnosis of abdominal aortic aneurysm

Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 387-395

  Pettersson, Monica ^a,b   Bergbom, Ingegerd ^b  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

abdominal aortic aneurysm; cardiac surgical procedures; psychological stress; qualitative research

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 84880198405     PISSN: 08894655     EISSN: 15505049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JCN.0b013e31824bd965     Document Type: Article

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