Holding on to normalcy and overshadowed needs: Family caregiving at end of life

Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 234-240

  Pickens, Noralyn D ^a   O'Reilly, Kyndra R ^b   Sharp, Karen C ^c  

^a TEXAS WOMAN'S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Cook Children's Medical Center ^*  (United States)

^c Hand and Upper Extremity Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Caregivers; Occupation (human); Terminal care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; FAMILY; HUMAN; TERMINAL CARE;

CAREGIVERS; FAMILY; HUMANS; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 79251554396     PISSN: 00084174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2182/cjot.2010.77.4.5     Document Type: Article

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