Palliative care: no longer a luxury but a necessity?

J Pain Symptom Manage. 2009 Jul;38(1):1-3. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2009.04.015.

Authors

Irene J Higginson¹, Kathleen M Foley

Affiliation

¹ Department of Palliative Care, Policy and Rehabilitation, King's College London, School of Medicine, London, United Kingdom. irene.higginson@kcl.ac.uk

PMID: 19615620
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2009.04.015

No abstract available

Publication types

Introductory Journal Article

MeSH terms

Cost-Benefit Analysis
Health Care Costs / statistics & numerical data*
Humans
Incidence
Internationality
Pain / economics*
Pain / epidemiology
Pain / prevention & control*
Palliative Care / economics*
Palliative Care / statistics & numerical data*