The family caregiver of the older cancer patient

Hematology/Oncology Clinics of North America

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 269-281

  Weitzner, Michael A ^a,b,e   Haley, William E ^c,d   Chen, Hongbin ^d  

^a H LEE MOFFITT CANCER CENTER AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Departments of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine   (United States)

^c Gerontology   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^e School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEREAVEMENT; CANCER PATIENT; CAREGIVER; FAMILY; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; WELLBEING;

EID: 0033973064     PISSN: 08898588     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0889-8588(05)70288-4     Document Type: Article

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