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Hospice and palliative care in Africa : a review of developments and challenges /

Conflict, poverty, endemic diseases, and lack of clean water pose serious challenges for the population in Africa. This book focuses on palliative care and hospice development, examining the development of palliative care services in 26 African countries where initiatives have been identified.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wright, Michael, 1944 July 12-
Other Authors: Clark, David, 1953-, Hunt, Jennifer, Lynch, Thomas
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Hospice care > Africa.
Palliative treatment > Africa.
Palliative treatment.
Africa.
Hospice Care
HIV Infections > therapy
Palliative Care
Africa
Soins en phase terminale > Afrique.
Soins palliatifs.
Afrique.
Soins palliatifs > Afrique.
Soins en phase terminale.
Hospice care
Palliative treatment
Hospizbewegung
Palliativtherapie
Afrika
Hospis > Afrika.
Palliativ vård > Afrika.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:Conflict, poverty, endemic diseases, and lack of clean water pose serious challenges for the population in Africa. This book focuses on palliative care and hospice development, examining the development of palliative care services in 26 African countries where initiatives have been identified.
Physical Description:1 online resource (x, 516 pages) : illustrations, maps
Format:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 493-499) and index.
ISBN:9780191730474
0191730475
0199206805
9780199206803