The Lisbon Challenge: Acknowledging Palliative Care as a Human Right

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 301-304

  Radbruch, Lukas ^a,b   Payne, Sheila ^b   De Lima, Liliana ^c   Lohmann, Diederik ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b European Association for Palliative Care   (Italy)

^c International Association for Hospice and Palliative Care   (United States)

^d Human Rights Watch   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; DRUG CONTROL; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN RIGHTS; LAW; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PORTUGAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; STAFF TRAINING; TERMINAL DISEASE;

HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMAN RIGHTS; HUMANS; PALLIATIVE CARE; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 84874453515     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: 15577740     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2012.0394     Document Type: Article

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