How next of kin experience palliative care of relatives at home

European Journal of Cancer Care

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 339-346

  Broback, G ^a   Bertero C ^a,b,c  

^a JÖNKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c School of Health Sciences   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cancer diagnosis; Feelings of insufficiency; Next of kin; Palliative care in the home

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER THERAPY; CAREGIVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MEDICAL ETHICS; NORMAL HUMAN; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SELF CONCEPT; SWEDEN;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANXIETY; CAREGIVERS; FAMILY; FEMALE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; SWEDEN;

EID: 0347478293     PISSN: 09615423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2354.2003.00436.x     Document Type: Article

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