Functional impairments and caregiver depressive symptoms in the context of brain tumour and other cancers: A mediating effect of strain

Brain Impairment

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 149-161

  Ownsworth, Tamara ^a   Henderson, Laura ^a   Chambers, Suzanne ^b   Shum, David ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b VIERTEL CENTRE FOR RESEARCH IN CANCER CONTROL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Brain tumour; Cancer; Caregiver; Depressive symptoms; Functional impairments; Strain

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349820353     PISSN: 14439646     EISSN: 18395252     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1375/brim.10.2.149     Document Type: Article

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