Palliative and supportive care needs of heart failure patients in Africa: A review of recent developments

Current Opinion in Supportive and Palliative Care

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 20-25

  Selman, Lucy ^a   Brighton, Lisa ^a   Harding, Richard ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Africa; Heart failure; Palliative

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHRONIC DISEASE; CULTURAL COMPETENCE; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; QUALITY OF LIFE;

AFRICA; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHRONIC DISEASE; CULTURAL COMPETENCY; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PALLIATIVE CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 84927749164     PISSN: 17514258     EISSN: 17514266     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SPC.0000000000000107     Document Type: Review

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