Pilot study of family and social aspects percibed by caregivers of palliative cancer outpatients;Estudio piloto sobre aspectos familiares y sociales percibidos por cuidadores principales de pacientes oncológicos en cuidados paliativos domiciliarios

Medicina Paliativa

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 69-74

  Uceda Torres, María Elena ^a,b   Rodriguez J N ^a   Mora, J I ^a  

^a HOSPITAL JUAN RAMÓN JIMÉNEZ   (Spain)

^b NONE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Caregiver; Economy; Palliative care; Satisfaction; Social

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CAREGIVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NORMAL HUMAN; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PILOT STUDY; RURAL AREA; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SPAIN;

EID: 34547228737     PISSN: 1134248X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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