Caregiving at the end of life

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1174-1187

  Hebert, Randy S ^a,b   Schulz, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Section of Palliative Care and Medical Ethics   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CANCER; CAREGIVER; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CULTURAL FACTOR; FAMILY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; PATIENT CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; STRESS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TERMINAL DISEASE;

CAREGIVERS; CULTURE; HUMANS; PALLIATIVE CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TERMINALLY ILL;

EID: 33751060673     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2006.9.1174     Document Type: Review

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