Palliative Care: No Longer a Luxury But a Necessity?

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-3

  Higginson, Irene J ^a,b   Foley, Kathleen M ^c,d  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^c MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^d OPEN SOCIETY FOUNDATIONS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIA; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; MEDICARE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; QUALITY OF LIFE;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTERNATIONALITY; PAIN; PALLIATIVE CARE;

EID: 67650168970     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2009.04.015     Document Type: Editorial

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