A model of palliative care programme integrating rural with hospital care: Sarawak, Malaysia

Progress in Palliative Care

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 31-36

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

^a SARAWAK GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Malaysia)

^b United States Agency for International Development Egypt   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Home care; Morphine; Pain control; Palliative care

Indexed keywords

CODEINE; FENTANYL; MORPHINE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OXYCODONE; TRAMADOL;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; EMPOWERMENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; MALAYSIA; MASSAGE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NURSE ATTITUDE; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POLITICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; RURAL HEALTH CARE;

EID: 77149151632     PISSN: 09699260     EISSN: 1743291X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/096992610X12624290276269     Document Type: Review

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