Reform of drug control policy for palliative care in Romania

Lancet

Volumn 367, Issue 9528, 2006, Pages 2110-2117

  Mosoiu, Daniela ^a   Ryan, Karen M ^b   Joranson, David E ^b   Garthwaite, Jody P ^b  

^a Hospice Casa Sperantei   (Romania)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; BUPRENORPHINE; FENTANYL; HYDROMORPHONE; METHADONE; MORPHINE; OPIATE; PETHIDINE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CANCER; DRUG CONTROL; DRUG LEGISLATION; EUROPE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; PAIN; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; ROMANIA; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 33745210165     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(06)68482-1     Document Type: Article

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