Trauma and growth in Canadian carers

AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 639-648

  Cadell, Susan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEREAVEMENT; CANADA; CAREGIVER; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEMALE; GRIEF; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN RELATION; LIFE EVENT; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOTRAUMA; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE; BEREAVEMENT; CANADA; CAREGIVERS; DEPRESSION; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIOLOGY; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 0141815514     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540120310001595122     Document Type: Article

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