End-of-life care across the world: a global moral failing

Lancet. 2016 Jul 30;388(10043):444-6. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(16)31133-3.

Authors

Eric L Krakauer¹, M R Rajagopal²

Affiliations

¹ Center for Palliative Care, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA; Division of Palliative Care, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Pallium India, WHO Collaborating Centre for Training and Policy on Access to Pain Relief, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India.

PMID: 27507744
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(16)31133-3

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MeSH terms

Cost-Benefit Analysis
Death*
Developed Countries
Developing Countries
Education, Medical / standards
Education, Nursing / standards
Education, Pharmacy / standards
Global Health* / ethics
Global Health* / trends
Health Personnel / education*
Health Services Accessibility* / ethics
Health Services Accessibility* / organization & administration
Health Services Accessibility* / standards
Health Services Accessibility* / trends
Health Services Needs and Demand / trends
Humans
Palliative Care* / ethics
Palliative Care* / legislation & jurisprudence
Palliative Care* / trends
Population Dynamics
Public Health
Quality of Life*
Social Responsibility*
Terminal Care* / ethics