Where there is no morphine: The challenge and hope of palliative care delivery in Tanzania

African Journal of Primary Health Care and Family Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Hartwig, Kristopher ^a   Dean, Mervyn ^b   Hartwig, Kari ^c   Mmbando, Paul Z ^a   Sayed, Abduraoof ^d   de Vries, Elma ^d  

^a Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania   (Tanzania)

^b Consulting Palliative Care Physician ^*  (Tanzania)

^c WALDEN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MORPHINE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

ANALGESIA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; NURSING; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION; TANZANIA;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORPHINE; NEOPLASMS; PAIN MANAGEMENT; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PALLIATIVE CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TANZANIA;

EID: 85015169414     PISSN: 20712928     EISSN: 20712936     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4102/phcfm.v6i1.549     Document Type: Article

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