Palliative care in India

Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine

Volumn 93, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 292-295

  Seamark, David ^b   Ajithakumari, K ^b   Burn, Gilly ^c   Devi, P Saraswathi ^d   Koshy, Rachel ^e   Seamark, Clare ^a  

^a Honiton Group Practice   (United Kingdom)

^b GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^c Cancer Relief India   (United Kingdom)

^d KIDWAI MEMORIAL INSTITUTE OF ONCOLOGY   (India)

^e REGIONAL CANCER CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OPIATE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; CANCER; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HOSPICE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INDIA; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PAIN CLINIC; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; REVIEW;

EID: 0034124839     PISSN: 01410768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/014107680009300604     Document Type: Review

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