Applied Nursing Research
Volume 22, Issue 4 , Pages 250-257 , November 2009

A study on the subjective well-being and its influential factors in chronically ill inpatients in Changsha, China

  • Jing Ping Zhang, PhD

      Affiliations

    • School of Nursing of Central South University, Changsha 410013, China
    • ,
  • Shu Qiao Yao, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • The Second Xiangya Hospital of the Central South University, Changsha 410011, China
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +86 731 5292130; fax: +86 731 5261328.
    • ,
  • Man Ye, RN

      Affiliations

    • School of Nursing of Central South University, Changsha 410013, China
    • ,
  • Hai Shan Huang, RN

      Affiliations

    • School of Nursing of Central South University, Changsha 410013, China
    • ,
  • Guo Ping He, PhD

      Affiliations

    • School of Nursing of Central South University, Changsha 410013, China
    • ,
  • Xiao Hong Leng, PhD

      Affiliations

    • School of Nursing of Central South University, Changsha 410013, China

Received 29 April 2007 ,Revised 19 February 2008 ,Accepted 22 February 2008.

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☆ Study design: JPZ, closely supervised by SQY; Data collection: JPZ, with supervision by SQY; Data analysis: JPZ, SQY, MY and HSH; and manuscript preparation: JPZ, SQY, MY HSH, GPH, and XHL.

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doi: 10.1016/j.apnr.2008.02.005

Applied Nursing Research
Volume 22, Issue 4 , Pages 250-257 , November 2009

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