"Other Cancer Survivors": The impact on family and caregivers

Cancer Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 420-424

  Golant, Mitch ^a   Haskins, Natalie V ^a,b  

^a Department of Wellness Community ^*

^b MAT   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; Caregivers; Family; Patient active; Psycho social; Support groups; The Wellness Community

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER SURVIVOR; CAREGIVER; CAREGIVER BURDEN; COMMUNITY; COMPREHENSION; FAMILY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; ONCOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STRESS; SUPPORT GROUP; WELLBEING;

CAREGIVERS; COST OF ILLNESS; EMOTIONS; FAMILY; FRUSTRATION; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SURVIVORS;

EID: 58149270835     PISSN: 15289117     EISSN: 1540336X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PPO.0b013e31818d894a     Document Type: Article

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