Caregiver Burden in Huntington's Disease

Rehabilitation Psychology

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 311-318

  Pickett Jr , Theodore ^a   Altmaier, Elizabeth ^b   Paulsen, Jane S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

burden; caregivers; coping; Huntington's disease; neurodegenerative diseases

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER BURDEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUNTINGTON CHOREA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 34548831061     PISSN: 00905550     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0090-5550.52.3.311     Document Type: Article

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