Living with hepatitis C: A phenomenological study

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 24, Issue 3-4, 2015, Pages 428-438

  Hill, Rebekah ^a   Pfeil, Michael ^a   Moore, Jenny ^a   Richardson, Barbara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chronic illness; Descriptive phenomenology; Healthcare provision; Hepatitis C; Lived experience; Nursing practice; Transition; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

ADULT; HEALTH SERVICE; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; NURSE ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CONCEPT; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; ENGLAND; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; NURSE'S ROLE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 84922599540     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jocn.12620     Document Type: Article

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