Subjective experiences of transient ischaemic attack: A repertory grid approach

Disability and Rehabilitation

Volumn 35, Issue 26, 2013, Pages 2205-2212

  Spurgeon, Laura ^a   James, Gill ^a   Sackley, Cath ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Care management; Patient experience; Repertory grid; Transient ischaemic attack

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; ISCHEMIC ATTACK, TRANSIENT; PSYCHOLOGY; STROKE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISCHEMIC ATTACK, TRANSIENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY OF LIFE; STROKE;

EID: 84889249936     PISSN: 09638288     EISSN: 14645165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09638288.2013.774062     Document Type: Article

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