Assessment of suffering in caregivers supporting cancer patients in a palliative care center in Argentina;Evaluación del sufrimiento de los cuidadores responsables de pacientes con cáncer asistidos en un centro de cuidados paliativos en Argentina

Medicina Paliativa

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 64-68

  Wenk, Roberto ^a,b   Monti, C ^a  

^a FEMEBA   (Argentina)

^b NONE   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Caregiver; End stage cancer; Home care; Palliative care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CAREGIVER BURDEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTIONAL STRESS; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; PERCEPTION; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 33748439138     PISSN: 1134248X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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