Family caregivers in palliative care

Clinics in Geriatric Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 671-688

  Hauser, Joshua M ^a   Kramer, Betty J ^b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; BEREAVEMENT; CAREGIVER; COMPENSATION; COST CONTROL; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DECISION MAKING; DEMENTIA; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FAMILY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH STATUS; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INFORMATION SERVICE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MOURNING; NURSING HOME; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICAL STRESS; PSYCHOSOMATICS; RELIGION; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIAL WORK; STRESS; SUPPORT GROUP;

BEREAVEMENT; CAREGIVERS; HUMANS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 8444223436     PISSN: 07490690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cger.2004.07.003     Document Type: Review

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