Factors affecting grief reactions in close family members to individuals who have died of cancer

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 1016-1026

  Ringdal, Gerd Inger ^a   Jordhøy, Marit S ^a   Ringdal, Kristen ^a   Kaasa, Stein ^a,b  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b TRONDHEIM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Cancer victims; Close family members (bereaved); Grief reactions; TRIG

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEREAVEMENT; CANCER; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER PATIENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPLOYMENT; EXPERIENCE; FAMILY; FEMALE; GRIEF; HOME; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TIME;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; FAMILY; FEMALE; GRIEF; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0035216875     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0885-3924(01)00363-3     Document Type: Article

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