China: Status of pain and palliative care

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 177-179

  Wang, Xin Shelley ^a   Li, T ^b   Yu, S ^c   Gu, W ^d   Xu, G ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b Anhui Cancer Hospital   (China)

^c HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^d State Drug Administration   (China)

^e Chinese Anti Cancer Association   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CODEINE; FENTANYL; METHADONE; MORPHINE; OPIATE; PETHIDINE;

ANALGESIA; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER PAIN; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CHINA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; DRUG CONTROL; DRUG DEPENDENCE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SHORT SURVEY; SUSTAINED RELEASE PREPARATION; TRAINING; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

CHINA; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PAIN; PALLIATIVE CARE;

EID: 0036701592     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0885-3924(02)00435-9     Document Type: Article

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