The PRISMA symposium 3: Lessons from beyond Europe. Why invest in research and service development in palliative care? An Australian perspective

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 505-510

  Currow, David C ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

clinical outcomes; controlled clinical trials; national policies; Palliative care; pharmaceutical policies

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; CONFERENCE PAPER; EUROPE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FUNDING; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POLICY; SYMPOSIUM;

AUSTRALIA; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOSPICE CARE; HOSPICES; HUMANS; PALLIATIVE CARE;

EID: 80053499133     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: 18736513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2011.06.007     Document Type: Conference Paper

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