Scaling Up palliative care services in rural Tanzania

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 15-18

  Nanney, Erinn ^a   Smith, Shelley ^a   Hartwig, Kristopher ^a   Mmbando, Paul ^a  

^a FHSSA   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; ELCT; FHSSA; Home based care; Opioid; OVC; Palliative care; PEPFAR; Scale up; Tanzania; Volunteers

Indexed keywords

MORPHINE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; FUNDING; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; RURAL AREA; SCALE UP; TANZANIA; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; RURAL POPULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRENDS;

HEALTH PLAN IMPLEMENTATION; HUMANS; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PALLIATIVE CARE; RURAL POPULATION; TANZANIA;

EID: 77955329969     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2010.04.002     Document Type: Article

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