Support group programme for relatives of terminally ill cancer patients

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 168-175

  Witkowski, Åsa ^a   Carlsson, Maria E ^b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cancer; Family; Group programme; Qualitative evaluation; Support

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER; CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FAMILY COUNSELING; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPPORT GROUP; TERMINAL DISEASE;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREGIVERS; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HOME NURSING; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF-HELP GROUPS; SWEDEN; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 1642342048     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-003-0518-9     Document Type: Article

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