Palliative care at home: Reflections on HIV/AIDS family caregiving experiences

Journal of Palliative Care

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 14-22

  Stajduhar, Kelli I ^a   Davies, Betty ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREGIVER; COST OF ILLNESS; FAMILY; FEMALE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STANDARD; TERMINAL CARE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREGIVERS; COST OF ILLNESS; FAMILY; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 0032085195     PISSN: 08258597     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/082585979801400203     Document Type: Article

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