A review: Carers, MND and service provision

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 132-141

  Mockford, Carole ^a   Jenkinson, Crispin ^a   Fitzpatrick, Raymond ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carers; Health; Lifestyle; Review; Services

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; CAREGIVER BURDEN; DATA BASE; DATA COLLECTION METHOD; EMOTIONALITY; EMPATHY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GRIEF; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LIFE SATISFACTION; LIFESTYLE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MENTAL STRESS; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PHYSICAL STRESS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RELIGION; RESPITE CARE; REVIEW; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL CARE; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TERMINAL CARE; VOLUNTEER; WORKING TIME;

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREGIVERS; DATABASES; EMOTIONS; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 33750461994     PISSN: 17482968     EISSN: 1471180X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14660820600601028     Document Type: Review

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