Understanding models of palliative care delivery in sub-Saharan Africa: Learning from programs in Kenya and Malawi

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 362-370

  Downing, Julia ^a   Grant, Liz ^b   Leng, Mhoira ^a,c   Namukwaya, Elizabeth ^a  

^a MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c Cairdeas International Palliative Care Trust   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

models of care; palliative care; service delivery; Sub Saharan Africa

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; KENYA; KNOWLEDGE; MALAWI; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; PATIENT REFERRAL; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; CLINICAL TRIAL; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL; MULTICENTER STUDY; PROCEDURES; SPECIALIZATION;

COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; KENYA; MALAWI; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; PALLIATIVE CARE; SPECIALIZATION;

EID: 84940448309     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: 18736513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2015.03.017     Document Type: Article

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