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Empirical Studies

“Struggling for independence”: The meaning of being an oldest old man in a rural area. Interpretation of oldest old men's narrations

Tove M. NessDepartment of Nursing Mid-Sweden University, Östersund, Sweden;Department of Health Sciences, Nord-Trøndelag University College, Namsos, NorwayCorrespondence[email protected]
(Doctoral Student) ,
Ove HellzenDepartment of Nursing Mid-Sweden University, Östersund, Sweden;Department of Health Sciences, Nord-Trøndelag University College, Namsos, Norway
(Professor) &
Ingela EnmarkerDepartment of Health Sciences, Nord-Trøndelag University College, Namsos, Norway;Centre of Care Research, Steinkjer, Mid-Norway
(Professor)
Article: 23088 | Accepted 17 Jan 2014, Published online: 13 Feb 2014

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