Vietnam: Integrating Palliative Care Into HIV/AIDS and Cancer Care

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 578-583

  Krakauer, Eric L ^a   Ngoc, Nguyen Thi Minh ^a   Green, Kimberly ^a   Van Kham, Le ^a   Khue, Luong Ngoc ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

AIDS; cancer; developing country; opioids; Palliative care; Vietnam

Indexed keywords

OPIATE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LAW; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REGULATORY MECHANISM; VIET NAM;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; CERTIFICATION; HEALTH POLICY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; VIETNAM;

EID: 34247847777     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2007.02.004     Document Type: Article

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