Palliative care making a difference in rural Uganda, Kenya and Malawi: Three rapid evaluation field studies

BMC Palliative Care

Volumn 10, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Grant, Liz ^a   Brown, Judith ^b   Leng, Mhoira ^c   Bettega, Nadia ^d   Murray, Scott A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b EASTERN VIRGINIA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c MULAGO HOSPITAL   (Uganda)

^d NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MORPHINE;

ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; BATH; CARE AND CARING; CAREGIVER; DEATH; EVALUATION; FAMILY; FEEDING; FEMALE; FINANCE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HOME; HUMAN; HUMAN DIGNITY; INTERVIEW; KENYA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAWI; MALE; MOBILE PHONE; OBSERVATION; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; POVERTY; REWARD; SOCIAL CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPIRITUAL CARE; UGANDA;

EID: 79955832040     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1472684X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-684X-10-8     Document Type: Article

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