Palliative care policy development in Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia: An Open Society Institute initiative

Progress in Palliative Care

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 71-75

  Wright, Michael ^a   Clark, Joseph ^b   Greenwood, Anthony ^a   Callaway, Mary ^c   Clark, David ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c OPEN SOCIETY FOUNDATIONS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MORPHINE; OPIATE;

ARTICLE; ASIA; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER RESEARCH; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DRUG CONTROL; DRUG LEGISLATION; EASTERN EUROPE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE;

EID: 4444236148     PISSN: 09699260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/096992604225005236     Document Type: Article

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