Pain Control in the African Context: the Ugandan introduction of affordable morphine to relieve suffering at the end of life

Philosophy, Ethics, and Humanities in Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Merriman, Anne ^a   Harding, Richard ^b  

^a Hospice Africa Uganda ^*  (Uganda)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MORPHINE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HISTORY; HOME CARE; HOSPICE CARE; MENTAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; TERMINAL CARE; UGANDA;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HOME CARE SERVICES; HOSPICE CARE; MORPHINE; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TERMINAL CARE; UGANDA;

EID: 77954267467     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17475341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1747-5341-5-10     Document Type: Note

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