Stress among the family caregivers of liver transplant recipients

Progress in Transplantation

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 48-53

  Cohen, Miri ^a,b   Katz, Dafna ^a   Baruch, Yaacov ^a  

^a RAMBAM MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER BURDEN; CAREGIVER SUPPORT; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; ISRAEL; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF ESTEEM; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WORKLOAD;

EID: 33847712258     PISSN: 15269248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/152692480701700107     Document Type: Article

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