Coping with Chronic Illness at Work
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Chronic Illness, Psychosocial Coping with
Improvements in health care technologies and treatments have resulted in increased life expectancies and improved disease management potential for individuals with chronic illnesses. To a great degree, quality of life may be determined by the ways they deal with the illness. Thus, identifying effective ways of coping with these diseases may lead to the development of efficacious interventions. ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: AAOHN Journal
سال: 2004
ISSN: 0891-0162
DOI: 10.1177/216507990405200609