Burden of care in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 327-333

  Hecht, Martin J ^a   Graesel, Elmar ^a   Tigges, Sebastien ^a   Hillemacher, Thomas ^a   Winterholler, Martin ^a   Hilz, Max Josef ^a   Heuss, Dieter ^a   Neundörfer, Bernhard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Additional carer; Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Burden of care; Functional impairment; Support groups

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CAREGIVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEMENTIA; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SUPPORT GROUP;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; CAREGIVERS; FEMALE; HOME NURSING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 0038339564     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/0269216303pm754oa     Document Type: Article

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