Patient's expression of hope and illness narratives in three neurological conditions: a meta-ethnography

Health Psychology Review

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 177-201

  Soundy, Andrew ^a   Smith, Brett ^b   Dawes, Helen ^c   Pall, Hardev ^d   Gimbrere, Katrina ^a   Ramsay, Jill ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

hope; illness narratives; neurology; qualitative

Indexed keywords

EID: 84886386739     PISSN: 17437199     EISSN: 17437202     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17437199.2011.568856     Document Type: Article

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