Progress in palliative care in India

Progress in Palliative Care

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 212-218

  Palat, Gayatri ^a   Venkateswaran, Chitra ^b,c  

^a MNJ Institute of Oncology and RCC   (India)

^b AMRITA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^c Mehac Foundation   (India)

Author keywords

Cancer; India; Non communicable diseases; Opioid availability; Palliative care; Policy; Training and education

Indexed keywords

BUPRENORPHINE; CODEINE; DEXTROPROPOXYPHENE; FENTANYL; METHADONE; MORPHINE; TRAMADOL;

ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CANCER PAIN; CHRONIC DISEASE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FATALITY; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; INDIA; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL ETHICS; NATIONAL HEALTH ORGANIZATION; NEOPLASM; PAIN; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 84867561932     PISSN: 09699260     EISSN: 1743291X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/1743291X12Y.0000000022     Document Type: Article

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