The role of a palliative care inpatient unit in disease management of cancer and HIV patients

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 97, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 849-852

  Jameson, C ^a  

^a Settlers Hospital   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DAPSONE; FLUCONAZOLE; FUNGICIDE; GLYCEROL; HALOPERIDOL; IMMODIUM; INFUSION FLUID; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; LOPERAMIDE; LORAZEPAM; MORPHINE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; BONE PAIN; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CONFUSION; DIARRHEA; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MOUTH HYGIENE; MYCOSIS; NAUSEA; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; PAIN; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PROGNOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITAL UNITS; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; SOUTH AFRICA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 35148847338     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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