A longitudinal interpretative phenomenological analysis of the process of kidney recipients' resolution of complex ambiguities within relationships with their living donors

Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 2016, Pages 2600-2611

  Spiers, Johanna ^a   Smith, Jonathan A ^a   Drage, Martin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

illness; interpretative phenomenological analysis; kidney; organ transplant; qualitative methods

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992597908     PISSN: 13591053     EISSN: 14617277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359105315581070     Document Type: Article

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