Family caregivers and indicators of cancer-related distress

Psychology, Health and Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 46-56

  Matthews, B Alex ^a   Baker, F ^b   Spillers, R L ^b  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CANCER; CANCER SURVIVAL; CAREGIVER; DEMOGRAPHY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EMOTIONAL DEPRIVATION; EMOTIONAL STABILITY; FAMILY LIFE; GENDER; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH STATUS; HOME CARE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT CARE; POPULATION RISK; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STANDARDIZATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0037327467     PISSN: 13548506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1354850021000059250     Document Type: Article

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