Exploring the transitional process from receiving a diagnosis to living with motor neurone disease

Psychology and Health

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 939-953

  Mistry, Kriten ^a   Simpson, Jane ^b  

^a SHEFFIELD HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

diagnosis; experience; motor neurone disease; psychological; qualitative

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AGED; ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF CONCEPT;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 84880626537     PISSN: 08870446     EISSN: 14768321     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08870446.2013.770513     Document Type: Article

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