Impact of cancer on primary caregivers of patients receiving radiation therapy

Acta Oncologica

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 766-771

  Iconomou, G ^a   Viha, A ^a   Kalofonos, H P ^a   Kardamakis, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSIS; PATIENT TREATMENT; TUMORS;

FEMALE CAREGIVERS;

RADIOTHERAPY;

ADULT; CANCER; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CAREGIVER; CONFERENCE PAPER; CORRELATION FUNCTION; FEMALE; GREECE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCORING SYSTEM;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANXIETY; CAREGIVERS; DEPRESSION; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; RADIOTHERAPY; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 0035179559     PISSN: 0284186X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02841860152619205     Document Type: Conference Paper

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