Improving the availability and accessibility of opioids for the treatment of pain: The International Pain Policy Fellowship

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1239-1247

  Bosnjak, Snezana ^a   Maurer, Martha A ^b   Ryan, Karen M ^b   Leon, Marta X ^c   Madiye, Gabriel ^d  

^a INSTITUTE FOR ONCOLOGY AND RADIOLOGY OF SERBIA   (Serbia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE LA SABANA   (Colombia)

^d Shepherd's Hospice ^*  (Sierra Leone)

Author keywords

Cancer pain; Colombia; Opioid analgesics; Opioid availability; Serbia; Sierra Leone

Indexed keywords

FENTANYL; HYDROMORPHONE; METHADONE; MORPHINE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; OXYCODONE; PETHIDINE;

ARTICLE; CANCER PAIN; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; COLOMBIA; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DRUG CONTROL; DRUG USE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; MEDICAL SOCIETY; OPIATE ADDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERBIA; SIERRA LEONE; STIGMA;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; COLOMBIA; FELLOWSHIPS AND SCHOLARSHIPS; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; PAIN; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT CARE; SERBIA; SIERRA LEONE; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 80051596643     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: 14337339     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-011-1200-2     Document Type: Article

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