Recognizing the value and needs of the caregiver in oncology

Current Opinion in Supportive and Palliative Care

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 280-288

  Kim, Youngmee ^a   Carver, Charles S ^a  

^a University of Miami   (United States)

Author keywords

Caregivers' needs; Illness trajectory; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

CAREGIVER; HUMAN; MENTAL STRESS; NEOPLASM; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELIGION; REVIEW; SOCIOECONOMICS; TERMINAL CARE;

CAREGIVERS; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SPIRITUALITY; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 84863658445     PISSN: 17514258     EISSN: 17514266     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SPC.0b013e3283526999     Document Type: Review

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