Correlates of health status for family caregivers in bereavement

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 849-855

  Brazil, Kevin ^a   Bédard, Michel ^b   Willison, Kathleen ^c  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Lakehead Psychiatric Hospital   (Canada)

^c Victorian Order of Nurses   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEREAVEMENT; CAREGIVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TELEPHONE TELEMETRY; TERMINAL DISEASE;

EID: 0036932719     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/10966210260499032     Document Type: Article

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