Caregiver service use: A complex story of care at the end of life

Journal of Social Work in End-of-Life and Palliative Care

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 286-311

  Gustavson, Kristen ^a   Dal Santo, Teresa S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b University of California at Berkeley   (United States)

Author keywords

Bereavement; Caregiving; Impact of caregiving; Service use; Unmet needs

Indexed keywords

EID: 71049164182     PISSN: 15524256     EISSN: 15524264     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15524250903081475     Document Type: Review

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