Existential loneliness in a palliative home care setting

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1376-1387

  Sand, Lisa ^a   Strang, Peter ^b  

^a Unit for Palliative Medicine and Advanced Medical Home Care   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LONELINESS; MALE; MOOD CHANGE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SUPPORT GROUP; SWEDEN;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; LONELINESS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE CARE; SWEDEN; TERMINALLY ILL;

EID: 33845969188     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2006.9.1376     Document Type: Article

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