Understanding the burden on palliative care home carers: A phenomenological account

International Journal of Interdisciplinary Social Sciences

Volumn 3, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 39-48

  Guilfoyle, Andrew ^a   Breen, Lauren ^a   Fisher, Colleen ^b   O'Connor, Moira ^c  

^a EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Palliative Care; Support Needs of Carers

Indexed keywords

EID: 79961234117     PISSN: 18331882     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18848/1833-1882/cgp/v03i08/52684     Document Type: Article

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