Research priorities in geriatric palliative care: Informal caregiving

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1008-1012

  Schulz, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CAREGIVER; CULTURAL FACTOR; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; EMOTION; FAMILY; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LIFE; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MORTALITY; NURSING HOME; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESEARCH PRIORITY; SELF ESTEEM; SOCIAL ISOLATION; TERMINAL CARE; WOUND CARE;

AGED; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CAREGIVERS; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERIATRICS; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HUMANS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT CARE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84884484408     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: 15577740     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2013.9483     Document Type: Article

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