A labor of love: The influence of cancer caregiving on health behaviors

Cancer Nursing

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 474-483

  Ross, Alyson ^a   Sundaramurthi, Thiruppavai ^a   Bevans, Margaret ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Background; Burden; Cancer; Caregivers; Health behaviors; Screening; Stress

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CANCER PATIENT; CAREGIVER; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPONSIBILITY;

CAREGIVERS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; LOVE; NEOPLASMS; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 84887042440     PISSN: 0162220X     EISSN: 15389804     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NCC.0b013e3182747b75     Document Type: Article

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