'Being' a ventricular assist device recipient : a liminal existence
The purpose of this thesis is to illuminate the experience of living with a ventricular assist device (VAD) from the perspective of the recipients themselves, specific focus is given to the implications of the device on recipients’ day-to-day lives. VADs are mechanical circulatory devices that suppo...
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University of Newcastle upon Tyne
2016
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| Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.701146 |