A terminal diagnosis: The carers’ perspective

Counselling and Psychotherapy Research

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 86-91

  Riley, Jacqueline ^a   Fenton, Gaynor ^b  

^a Salford Primary Care Trust   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carer; palliative care; qualitative; spouse; terminal illness

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949844320     PISSN: 14733145     EISSN: 17461405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14733140701327909     Document Type: Article

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