Challenges experienced by informal caregivers in cancer

Cancer Forum

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 21-25

  Girgis, Afaf ^a,b   Johnson, Claire ^a,b   Aoun, Samar ^c   Currow, David ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b CANCER RESEARCH DIVISION   (Australia)

^c EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; CANCER RESEARCH; CAREGIVER; HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT CARE; REVIEW;

EID: 33645459994     PISSN: 0311306X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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