Paediatric palliative care in Uganda

Pediatric Palliative Care: Global Perspectives

Volumn 9789400725706, Issue , 2012, Pages 41-64

  Downing, Julia ^a   Nakawesi, Jane ^b   Kiwanuka, Rose ^c  

^a MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^b MILDMAY UGANDA   (Uganda)

^c African Palliative Care Association   (Uganda)

Author keywords

Africa; Cancer; Case studies; Children; End of life; Health care; HIV and AIDS; Hospice Africa Uganda; Medication; Mildmay; Palliative care; Palliative Care Association of Uganda (PCAU); Policy; Provision of care; Uganda

Indexed keywords

EID: 84931331664     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-2570-6_4     Document Type: Chapter

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