The impact of Huntington's disease on the family;Impacto de la enfermedad de huntington en la familia

Anales del Sistema Sanitario de Navarra

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 295-307

  Fernandez M ^a   Grau, C ^b   Trigo, P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BURGOS   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^c Hospital Ra món y Cajal   (Spain)

Author keywords

Family systems; Family therapy; Huntington's disease; Movement disorders; Ognitive disor ders; Psycholo gical reactions

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EMOTION; FAMILY; FEAR; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUNTINGTON CHOREA; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; SUPPORT GROUP;

EID: 84866085458     PISSN: 11376627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4321/s1137-66272012000200011     Document Type: Article

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