Canada: Palliative care and cancer pain

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 173-176

  Fainsinger, Robin L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b ROYAL ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AWARENESS; CANADA; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER PAIN; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CAREGIVER; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CULTURAL FACTOR; DYING; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MODEL; MONITORING; RELIGION; REVIEW; SYMPTOM; TERMINAL CARE; TERMINALLY ILL PATIENT;

EID: 0036702190     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0885-3924(02)00449-9     Document Type: Article

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