Palliative care - need of awareness in general population

Palliative care - need of awareness in general population

Sir, According to World Health Organization (WHO), palliative care is an approach that improves the quality of life of patients and their families facing the problem associated with life-threatening illness, through the prevention and relief of suffering by means of early identification and impeccab...

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Veröffentlicht in:Indian journal of palliative care 2009-07, Vol.15 (2), p.162-163
Hauptverfasser: Pandve, Harshal T, Fernandez, Kevin, Chawla, Parvinder Singh, Singru, Samir A
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Cancer
Distribution
Health education
Letter to Editor
Palliative care
Palliative treatment
Patient outcomes
Planning
Quality of life
Services
Surveys
Teaching hospitals
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Zusammenfassung:Sir, According to World Health Organization (WHO), palliative care is an approach that improves the quality of life of patients and their families facing the problem associated with life-threatening illness, through the prevention and relief of suffering by means of early identification and impeccable assessment and treatment of pain and other problems-physical, psychosocial, and spiritual. [...] the community has a major role in the care of these individuals.
ISSN:0973-1075
1998-3735
DOI:10.4103/0973-1075.58465