Uncertainty, the overbearing lived experience of the elderly people undergoing hemodialysis: A qualitative study

International Journal of Community Based Nursing and Midwifery

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 13-21

  Sahaf, Robab ^a   Ilali, Ehteram Sadat ^a   Peyrovi, Hamid ^b   Akbari Kamrani, Ahmad Ali ^a   Spahbodi, Fatemeh ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND REHABILITATION SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b IRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c MAZANDARAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Aged; Renal dialysis; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

EID: 85040060898     PISSN: 23222476     EISSN: 23224835     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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