Family caregivers' quality of life: Influence of health protective stance and emotional strain

Psychology and Health

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 625-641

  Matthews, B Alex ^a,b   Baker, Frank ^a   Spillers, Rachel L ^a,c  

^a BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^c Behavioral Research Center ^*

Author keywords

Cancer; Emotional strain; Family caregivers; Health protective behavior; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

EID: 8644259129     PISSN: 08870446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0887044042000205594     Document Type: Conference Paper

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