Symptom Control and Palliative Care in Chile

Journal of Pain and Palliative Care Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 17, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 13-22

  Nervi, Flavio ^a   Guerrero, Mario ^a   Reyes, María Margarita ^b   Nervi, Bruno ^a   Cura, Alejandra ^c   Chávez, Myriam ^a   Derio, Lea ^d  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

^b Clin Familia para Cuid Paliativos

^c Hospital Caupolicán Pardo

^d Ministerio de Salud   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Chile; Education; End of life; Opioid availability; Palliative; Survey; Symptom control; Training

Indexed keywords

MORPHINE; OPIATE;

CANCER; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHILE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DIABETES MELLITUS; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; INJURY; INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL BOARD; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL ETHICS; NURSE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; PSYCHOLOGIST; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGULATORY MECHANISM; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; REVIEW; TERMINAL CARE; TRAINING; VOLUNTEER; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; CHILE; CHRONIC DISEASE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MEDICAL ONCOLOGY; MORPHINE; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; TERMINAL CARE; VOLUNTARY WORKERS;

EID: 1542287350     PISSN: 15360288     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J354v17n03_03     Document Type: Review

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