Avoidance as a strategy of (not) coping: qualitative interviews with carers of Huntington's Disease patients

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Since Huntington's Disease (HD) is a familial disease with an average onset in the mid-thirties, one might expect that spousal carers are concerned with providing care for off-spring who may turn out to be affected.</p> &l...

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Main Authors: van Teijlingen Edwin R, Lowit Alison
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2005-09-01
Series:BMC Family Practice
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2296/6/38