A cost analysis of a hospital-based palliative care outreach program: Implications for expanding public sector palliative care in South Africa

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1015-1024

  Hongoro, Charles ^a,b   Dinat, Natalya ^c  

^a SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^b TSHWANE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

cost savings; costs; expanding coverage; Hospital outreach palliative care; quality

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DRUG COST; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOUTH AFRICA;

COMMUNITY-INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; PAIN; PALLIATIVE CARE; PUBLIC SECTOR; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 79957643536     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: 18736513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2010.08.014     Document Type: Article

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