Correlates of anxiety among adult daughter caregivers to a parent with cancer

Journal of Psychosocial Oncology

Volumn 17, Issue 3-4, 2000, Pages 1-26

  Raveis, Victoria H ^a   Karus, Daniel ^b   Pretter, Sheindy ^c  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^b Center for the Psychosocial Study of Health and Illness   (United States)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Cancer; Elderly patients; Familial caregiving

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGING; ANXIETY NEUROSIS; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER SURVIVAL; CAREGIVER; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEMENTIA; FAMILY LIFE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MANAGED CARE; MENTAL STRESS; OUTPATIENT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 0033305558     PISSN: 07347332     EISSN: 15407586     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J077v17n03_01     Document Type: Article

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