Vietnam's palliative care initiative: Successes and challenges in the first five years

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 27-30

  Krakauer, Eric L ^a   Cham, Nguyen Thi Phuong ^b   Khue, Luong Ngoc ^b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Viet Nam)

Author keywords

AIDS; Cancer; Developing country; Opioid; Palliative care; Vietnam

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CANCER PAIN; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PUBLIC HEALTH; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; MANAGEMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRENDS; VIET NAM;

HEALTH PLAN IMPLEMENTATION; HUMANS; MANAGEMENT AUDIT; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PALLIATIVE CARE; VIETNAM; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 77955329155     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2010.04.009     Document Type: Article

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