Stories of Liminality: Living With Life-Threatening Illness

Journal of Holistic Nursing

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 35-43

  Bruce, Anne ^a   Sheilds, Laurene ^a   Molzahn, Anita ^a   Beuthin, Rosanne ^a   Schick Makaroff, Kara ^a   Shermak, Sheryl ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

adults; cancer; chronic conditions; HIV AIDS; renal; uncertainty

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGED; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LITERATURE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; PHILOSOPHY; PSYCHOLOGY; RELIGION;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; HIV INFECTIONS; HOLISTIC HEALTH; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PERSONAL NARRATIVES AS TOPIC; SPIRITUALITY;

EID: 84893514707     PISSN: 08980101     EISSN: 15525724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0898010113498823     Document Type: Article

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