What are motives of family members who take responsibility in palliative cancer care?

Mortality

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 64-80

  Sand, Lisa ^a   Olsson, Mariann ^a   Strang, Peter ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cancer; Family members; Hermeneutics; Palliative care; Responsibility; Victor Frankl

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951650873     PISSN: 13576275     EISSN: 14699885     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13576270903537690     Document Type: Article

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