Caregivers of persons with a brain tumor: A conceptual model

Nursing Inquiry

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 43-53

  Sherwood, Paula ^a   Given, Barbara ^a   Given, Charles ^b   Schiffman, Rachel ^a   Murman, Daniel ^c   Lovely, Mary ^d  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c East Lansing   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Brain tumor; Caregiver; Conceptual framework; Coping; Stress

Indexed keywords

BRAIN TUMOR; CAREGIVER; CONCEPT FORMATION; HUMAN; MODEL; NURSING; PATIENT CARE; POPULATION; REVIEW; STIMULUS; STRESS;

EID: 1442302416     PISSN: 13207881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1800.2004.00200.x     Document Type: Review

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