Palliative medicine: Barriers and developments in mainland China

Current Oncology Reports

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 290-294

  Li, Jinxiang ^a   Davis, Mellar P ^b   Gamier, Pamela ^c  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b TAUSSIG CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Barriers; Cancer; Li Ka Shing Foundation; Ning Yang Yuan; Palliative

Indexed keywords

MORPHINE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; PETHIDINE;

ADVANCED CANCER; AGING; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER PAIN; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER STAGING; CARCINOMA; CHINA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DOCTORAL EDUCATION; DRUG CHOICE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE NEED; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; MEDICAL CARE; PAIN; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; TERMINAL DISEASE; TERMINALLY ILL PATIENT;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; CHINA; HOSPICE CARE; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PAIN; PAIN MANAGEMENT; PALLIATIVE CARE; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 80051669223     PISSN: 15233790     EISSN: 15346269     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11912-011-0169-9     Document Type: Article

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