Family caregivers and guilt in the context of cancer care

Psychosomatics

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 511-519

  Spillers, Rachel L ^a   Wellisch, David K ^b   Kim, Youngmee ^b   Matthews, B Alex ^b   Baker, Frank ^b  

^a BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER SURVIVOR; CAREGIVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; GUILT; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL FUNCTION; PATIENT CARE; SOCIAL STATUS;

EID: 61849091933     PISSN: 00333182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.psy.49.6.511     Document Type: Article

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