Development of a short form inventory to assess grief in caregivers of dementia patients

Death Studies

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 191-205

  Marwit, Samuel J ^a   Meuser, Thomas M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; DEMENTIA; EMOTION; GRIEF; MARWIT MEUSER CAREGIVER GRIEF INVENTORY; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; PSYCHOMETRY; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL ISOLATION; COST OF ILLNESS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

CAREGIVERS; COST OF ILLNESS; DEMENTIA; GRIEF; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 16244362740     PISSN: 07481187     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07481180590916335     Document Type: Article

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