Palliative care in Serbia and Montenegro: Where are we now?

Archive of Oncology

Volumn 14, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 8-10

  Bošnjak, Snežana ^a   Milićević, Nataša ^b   Lakićević, Jadranka ^c  

^a INSTITUTE FOR ONCOLOGY AND RADIOLOGY OF SERBIA   (Serbia)

^b BELhospice   (Yugoslavia)

^c Clinical Centre Montenegro Oncology Clinic   (Yugoslavia)

Author keywords

Non MeSH Serbia and Monetengro; Organization and Administration; Palliative Care

Indexed keywords

MORPHINE; OPIATE;

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; CANCER PAIN; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; DRUG RELEASE; DYSPNEA; EMOTION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NAUSEA; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT RIGHT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SOCIAL ASPECT; YUGOSLAVIA;

EID: 33748437966     PISSN: 03547310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2298/AOO0602008B     Document Type: Review

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