Caregiver grief in terminal illness and bereavement: A mixed-methods study

Health and Social Work

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 197-206

  Waldrop, Deborah P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Bereavement; Caregiver grief; End stage caregiving

Indexed keywords

EID: 34748821888     PISSN: 03607283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hsw/32.3.197     Document Type: Article

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