Palliative care and hospice programs

Mayo Clinic Proceedings

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 181-184

  Kaur, Judith S ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; DRONABINOL; HALOPERIDOL; LACTULOSE; LORAZEPAM; MEGESTROL ACETATE; MORPHINE; MORPHINE SULFATE;

ANALGESIA; CANCER PAIN; CLINICAL EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; REVIEW; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TERMINALLY ILL PATIENT;

EID: 0033964931     PISSN: 00256196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4065/75.2.181     Document Type: Review

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