Living with advanced cancer and short life expectancy: Patients' experiences with managing medication

Journal of Palliative Care

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 85-91

  Sand, Anne Marit ^a   Harris, Janet ^a   Rosland, Jan Henrik ^b  

^a BERGEN UNIVERSITY COLLEGE   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Barriers; Compliance; Palliative care; Self medication; Terminally ill

Indexed keywords

EID: 67650730061     PISSN: 08258597     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/082585970902500202     Document Type: Article

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