Innovation can improve and expand aspects of end-of-life care in low- and middle-income countries

Health Affairs

Volumn 33, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 1612-1619

  Steedman, Mark R ^a,b   Hughes Hallett, Thomas ^a,b   Knaul, Felicia Marie ^a,c,d,e   Knuth, Alexander ^f   Shamieh, Omar ^g   Darzi, Ara ^a,b  

^a QATAR FOUNDATION   (Qatar)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c Mexican Foundation for Health   (Mexico)

^d HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^f National Center of Cancer Care and Research   (Qatar)

^g KING HUSSEIN CANCER CENTER   (Jordan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MORPHINE SULFATE; OPIATE;

ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; CANCER PAIN; CHRONIC PAIN; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; INDIA; INNOVATIVE STRATEGY; JORDAN; LOW INCOME COUNTRY; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICINE; MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRY; MYANMAR; NIGERIA; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRESCRIPTION; SOCIOECONOMICS; TERMINAL CARE; UGANDA; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HUMAN; MASS COMMUNICATION; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; TRENDS;

BANGLADESH; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; HUMANS; INDIA; JORDAN; MYANMAR; NIGERIA; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; TERMINAL CARE; UGANDA;

EID: 84907053839     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2014.0379     Document Type: Article

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