Levels and predictors of distress in home hemodialysis caregivers

Dialysis and Transplantation

Volumn 28, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 507-517

  Blogg, Alison E ^a   O'Shaughnessy, Denise V ^b   Cairns, David R ^c  

^a Sydney Dialysis Center   (Australia)

^b Sydney Dialysis Center   (Australia)

^c MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAREGIVER; DEMOGRAPHY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT CARE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; REVIEW; SELF REPORT; STATISTICS;

EID: 0032860899     PISSN: 00902934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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