The era of palliative home care

Hong Kong Practitioner

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 151-155

  Chan, K S ^a   Lam, W M ^a   Thorsen, A ^a   Ko, P S ^a  

^a Haven of Hope Hospital   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ATROPINE; CARBAMAZEPINE; CEFTIZOXIME; CHLORPROMAZINE; CLONAZEPAM; CODEINE; DIAZEPAM; DICLOFENAC; DOXEPIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; HYDROMORPHONE; IBUPROFEN; INDOMETACIN; LAMOTRIGINE; LORAZEPAM; METHADONE; METRONIDAZOLE; MORPHINE; NAPROXEN; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OPIATE; OXYCODONE; PARACETAMOL; PENTOBARBITAL; PHENOBARBITAL; UNINDEXED DRUG; VALPROIC ACID;

ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; COPING BEHAVIOR; DYSPNEA; EMOTION; FAMILY; FEVER; HICCUP; HOME CARE; HUMAN; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; PAIN; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SEDATION; SEIZURE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TERMINALLY ILL PATIENT;

EID: 2542526099     PISSN: 10273948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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