Asian Nursing Research
Volume 3, Issue 4 , Pages 154-166 , December 2009

Influences of Psychological Well-being, Quality of Caregiver-patient Relationship, and Family Support on the Health of Family Caregivers for Cancer Patients in Taiwan

  • Pi-Ming Yeh, PhD, RN

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nursing, Missouri Western State University, Missouri, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Pi-Ming Yeh, PhD, Department of Nursing, Missouri Western State University, 3201 North 34th Terrace, St. Joseph, MO 64506, USA
    • ,
  • Mary E. Wierenga, PhD, RN

      Affiliations

    • College of Nursing, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
    • ,
  • Su-Chuan Yuan, MSc

      Affiliations

    • College of Nursing, Chung-Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan

Received 13 August 2009 ,Revised 24 August 2009 ,Accepted 16 November 2009.

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PII: S1976-1317(09)60027-X

doi: 10.1016/S1976-1317(09)60027-X

Asian Nursing Research
Volume 3, Issue 4 , Pages 154-166 , December 2009

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