Predictors of Mental Health, Subjective Burden, and Rewards in Family Caregivers of Patients With Chronic Liver Disease

Archives of Psychiatric Nursing

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 89-103

  Bolden, Lois ^a   Wicks, Mona Newsome ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHRONIC DISEASE; COST CONTROL; COST OF ILLNESS; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVER DISEASE; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REWARD;

CAREGIVERS; CHRONIC DISEASE; COST CONTROL; COST OF ILLNESS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER DISEASES; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; REWARD;

EID: 77949539774     PISSN: 08839417     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apnu.2009.04.010     Document Type: Article

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