Dying of cancer in Italy: Impact on family and caregiver. The Italian survey of dying of cancer

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 547-554

  Rossi, Paolo Giorgi ^a   Beccaro, Monica ^b   Miccinesi, Guido ^c   Borgia, Piero ^a   Costantini, Massimo ^b   Chini, Francesco ^a   Baiocchi, Diego ^a   De Giacomi, Giovanna ^d   Grimaldi, Maria ^e   Montella, Maurizio ^e   Sormani, Maria Pia ^b   Bruzzi, Paolo ^b   Merlo, Franco ^b   Morasso, Gabriella ^b   Di Leo, Silvia ^b   Paci, Eugenio ^c   Susini, Nicoletta ^c   Cecioni, Riccardo ^c   Pisanti, Renato ^f  

^a Agency for Public Health   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^c CANCER RESEARCH AND PREVENTION INSTITUTE ISPO   (Italy)

^d National Agency for Regional Health Services   (Italy)

^e NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^f Labos Foundation   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER; FAMILY STRUCTURE; SURVEY;

AGED; ARTICLE; BEREAVEMENT; CANCER; CANCER MORTALITY; CAREGIVER; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EMPLOYMENT; FAMILY; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; ITALY; LEISURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSING; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; RELATIVE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAREGIVERS; COST OF ILLNESS; EMPLOYMENT; FAMILY; FEES AND CHARGES; FEMALE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HOME NURSING; HUMANS; ITALY; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; SPOUSES; TERMINAL CARE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 34249107069     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2005.045138     Document Type: Article

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