Critical coping challenges facing caregivers of persons living with HIV/AIDS and other terminally ill persons: The case of Kanye care program, Botswana

Indian Journal of Palliative Care

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 115-121

  Kangethe, Simon ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Care giving caregivers; Community home based care program; Coping challenges; HIV AIDS

Indexed keywords

EID: 73849108432     PISSN: 09731075     EISSN: 19983735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0973-1075.58456     Document Type: Article

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