Enhancing Hungarian Palliative Care Delivery

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 605-609

  Muszbek, Katalin ^a  

^a Hungarian Hospice Foundation   (Hungary)

Author keywords

advocacy; funding; Hungary; legislation; palliative care; publicity campaign; regulations

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPICE; HUMAN; HUNGARY; LAW; PALLIATIVE THERAPY;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; HUNGARY; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE;

EID: 34247606764     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2007.02.027     Document Type: Article

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