Young caregivers in the end-of-life setting: A population-based profile of an emerging group

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1225-1235

  Burns, Catherine Mary ^a   Leblanc, Thomas William ^b   Abernethy, Amy ^b   Currow, David ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BEREAVEMENT; CAREGIVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUNSELING; FEMALE; GRIEF; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; TERMINAL CARE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CAREGIVERS; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; PALLIATIVE CARE; SOUTH AUSTRALIA; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 78049283787     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2010.0004     Document Type: Article

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