Palliative care in Argentina: Barriers, opportunities and recommendations for future developments

Progress in Palliative Care

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 303-311

  Paz, Silvia ^a   Clark, David ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MORPHINE; OPIATE;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANALGESIA; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; CANCER PAIN; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; DRUG COST; FUTUROLOGY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL LITERATURE; POPULATION STRUCTURE; SOCIAL WELFARE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TERMINAL CARE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 15044339476     PISSN: 09699260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/096992604225007018     Document Type: Article

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