The global palliative care lottery: Can we overcome it?

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 384-385

  Higginson, Irene J ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HOSPICE; HUMAN; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; TERMINAL CARE; THERAPY EFFECT;

HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; PALLIATIVE CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79953860849     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2011.9710     Document Type: Editorial

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