Family burden after severe brain injury: The Italian experience with families and volunteer associations

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Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 55-65

  Mosconi, Paola ^a   Taricco, Mariangela ^b   Bergamini, Mirna ^c   Fazzi, Luisella Bosisio ^d   Colombo, Cinzia ^a   Patrucco, Valentina ^a   Corti, Marinella ^e   Giobbe, Dario ^f   Guerreschi, Massimo ^e   Magnarella, Maria Rita ^g   Sallemi, Giovanni ^h  

^a MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^c Volunteer Association AVULS   (Italy)

^d National Group of Brain Injury Volunteer Associations   (Italy)

^e Associazione La Nostra Famiglia   (Italy)

^f Volunteer Association ALICE   (Italy)

^g UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^h SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; FAMILY STRESS; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; ITALY; LEISURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL WELFARE; TRAVEL; VOLUNTEER; WORK;

ADULT; BRAIN INJURIES; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT DISCHARGE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIAL WORK; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES; VOLUNTARY WORKERS;

EID: 79951609748     PISSN: 11781653     EISSN: 11781661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/11535550-000000000-00000     Document Type: Article

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