A call to preventive action by health care providers and policy makers to support caregivers

Preventing Chronic Disease

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 2016, Pages

  Hoffman, David ^a   Zucker, Howard ^b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b Capitol   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; CAREGIVER; COPING BEHAVIOR; FAMILY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL STRESS; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; CAREGIVERS; FAMILY; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84981271796     PISSN: 15451151     EISSN: 21665435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5888/pcd13.160233     Document Type: Note

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