Multivariate analysis of countries' government and health-care system influences on opioid availability for cancer pain relief and palliative care: More than a function of human development

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 105-114

  Gilson, Aaron M ^a   Maurer, Martha A ^a,b   LeBaron, Virginia T ^c   Ryan, Karen M ^a,b   Cleary, James F ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer pain; opioid analgesics; palliative care

Indexed keywords

OPIATE;

ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CANCER PAIN; DRUG UTILIZATION; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRESCRIPTION; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEOPLASMS; PAIN; PAIN MANAGEMENT; PALLIATIVE CARE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84873683885     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: 1477030X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269216312461973     Document Type: Article

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