Huntington disease: Families' experiences of healthcare services

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 500-510

  Skirton, Heather ^a   Williams, Janet K ^b   Jackson Barnette, J ^c   Paulsen, Jane S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^c Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Colorado State University and the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health at the Colorado School of Public Health   (United States)

Author keywords

Carers; Families; Healthcare services; Huntington disease; Long term condition; Nursing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY CARE; CONSUMER; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; HUNTINGTON CHOREA; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CAREGIVERS; COHORT STUDIES; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; HUNTINGTON DISEASE; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77449112546     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2009.05217.x     Document Type: Article

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