Palliative care in patients with liver cirrhosis: it is the time to deal with the burden
[...]not only patients but also caregivers present psychological issues (anger and anxiety) more frequently than healthy controls, matched for age, sex and socioeconomic conditions. 2 Together with the progression of liver disease, the development of decompensation significantly impairs patients...
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Published in | BMJ supportive & palliative care Vol. 5; no. 5; pp. 466 - 467 |
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Main Authors | , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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England
BMJ Publishing Group LTD
01.12.2015
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Summary: | [...]not only patients but also caregivers present psychological issues (anger and anxiety) more frequently than healthy controls, matched for age, sex and socioeconomic conditions. 2 Together with the progression of liver disease, the development of decompensation significantly impairs patients' physical and psychological status. |
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Bibliography: | SourceType-Other Sources-1 content type line 63 ObjectType-Correspondence-1 |
ISSN: | 2045-435X 2045-4368 |
DOI: | 10.1136/bmjspcare-2015-000923 |