Caregivers of people with neurodegenerative diseases: Profile and unmet needs from a population-based survey in South Australia

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 653-661

  Aoun, Samar ^a   McConigley, Ruth ^a   Abernethy, Amy ^b   Currow, David C ^c  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BEREAVEMENT COUNSELING; CAREGIVER BURDEN; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; EMOTIONAL STABILITY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SERVICE; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; SPIRITUAL CARE; CAREGIVER; COST OF ILLNESS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING;

AGED; CAREGIVERS; COST OF ILLNESS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES; SOUTH AUSTRALIA;

EID: 77954435978     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2009.0318     Document Type: Article

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