Opioid availability and palliative care in Nepal: Influence of an international pain policy fellowship

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 110-116

  Paudel, Bishnu Dutta ^a   Ryan, Karen M ^b   Brown, Mary Skemp ^c   Krakauer, Eric L ^d   Rajagopal, M R ^e   Maurer, Martha A ^c,f   Cleary, James F ^c  

^a BIR HOSPITAL   (Nepal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^d MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^f Suite 202 Madison W   (United States)

Author keywords

International Pain Policy Fellowship; Low and middle income countries; Morphine; Nepal; opioid availability

Indexed keywords

MORPHINE; OPIATE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CANCER PAIN; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DRUG INDUSTRY; DRUG MANUFACTURE; DRUG USE; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NEPAL; PAIN SEVERITY; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; DRUG LEGISLATION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; POVERTY; PROCEDURES; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; FELLOWSHIPS AND SCHOLARSHIPS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; LEGISLATION, DRUG; MORPHINE; NEPAL; PALLIATIVE CARE; POVERTY;

EID: 84919863204     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: 18736513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2014.02.011     Document Type: Article

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