Setting up home-based palliative care in countries with limited resources: A model from Sarawak, Malaysia

Annals of Oncology

Volumn 19, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 2061-2066

  Devi, B C R ^a   Tang, T S ^a   Corbex, M ^b  

^a SARAWAK GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Malaysia)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Morphine; Pain control; Palliative care

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; CARBAMAZEPINE; CODEINE; FENTANYL; MORPHINE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OXYCODONE; STEROID; TRAMADOL;

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; BORNEO; CANCER PAIN; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST CONTROL; DRUG USE; FAMILY COUNSELING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAYSIA; MALE; PALLIATIVE NURSING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RURAL AREA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; MALAYSIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORPHINE; NEOPLASMS; PAIN; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 56749160309     PISSN: 09237534     EISSN: 15698041     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdn422     Document Type: Article

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