Availability of palliative care services for children with cancer in economically diverse regions of the world

European Journal of Cancer

Volumn 46, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2260-2266

  Delgado, Eduardo ^a   Barfield, Raymond C ^b   Baker, Justin N ^a   Hinds, Pamela S ^c   Yang, Jie ^a   Nambayan, Ayda ^a   Quintana, Yuri ^a   Kane, Javier R ^a  

^a ST JUDE CHILDREN S RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer care facilities; Ethics; Global; Hospice care; Paediatric oncology; Pain; Palliative care; Quality of life; Terminal care; World health

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; CARBAMAZEPINE; CODEINE; DICLOFENAC; FENTANYL; GABAPENTIN; IBUPROFEN; METHADONE; MORPHINE; OXYCODONE; PARACETAMOL;

ARTICLE; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER PAIN; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILDHOOD CANCER; ETHICAL DECISION MAKING; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REIMBURSEMENT; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEREAVEMENT; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FINANCING, ORGANIZED; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PAIN; PALLIATIVE CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 77955717026     PISSN: 09598049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2010.05.006     Document Type: Article

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