An evaluation of a morphine public health programme for cancer and AIDS pain relief in Sub-Saharan Africa

BMC Public Health

Volumn 5, Issue , 2005, Pages

  Logie, Dorothy E ^a   Harding, Richard ^b  

^a Cheviot View   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MORPHINE; OPIATE; ESSENTIAL DRUG; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; AFRICA; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CANCER; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONFUSION; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; DRUG STORAGE; DRUG USE; FEAR; FOLLOW UP; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; METHODOLOGY; OBSERVATION; PATIENT CARE; PRESCRIPTION; SKILL; DRUG CONTROL; EVALUATION STUDY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPICE CARE; MEDICAL AUDIT; NEOPLASM; NURSING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PAIN; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RURAL HEALTH CARE; SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION; UGANDA;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; DRUG AND NARCOTIC CONTROL; DRUG UTILIZATION REVIEW; DRUGS, ESSENTIAL; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOSPICE CARE; HUMANS; MEDICAL AUDIT; MORPHINE; NEOPLASMS; PAIN; PALLIATIVE CARE; PILOT PROJECTS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; UGANDA; URBAN HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 25444461438     PISSN: 14712458     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-5-82     Document Type: Article

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