Cognitive functioning under stress: Evidence from informal caregivers of palliative patients

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 749-758

  Mackenzie, Corey S ^a,c,d   Smith, Marilyn C ^a   Hasher, Lynn ^a,b   Leach, Larry ^c   Behl, Pearl ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b ROTMAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c BAYCREST CENTRE FOR GERIATRIC CARE   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; ATTENTION DISTURBANCE; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DETERIORATION; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; LEARNING; MALE; MEMORY; MENTAL HEALTH; MOOD; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STRESS; TERMINAL CARE; TERMINAL DISEASE; WORKING MEMORY;

AGED; CAREGIVERS; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ONTARIO; PALLIATIVE CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 34347388058     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2006.0171     Document Type: Article

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