Barriers to access to palliative care services perceived by gastric cancer patients, their caregivers and physicians in Santander, Colombia

Abstract Gastric cancer (GC) is a public health issue with high incidence and mortality in Colombia due to tardy diagnosis and barriers to access to curative treatment; this leaves palliative care (PC) as the only option. Our aim is to describe the access barriers to PC perceived by adults with GC,...

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Main Authors: Claudia Uribe, Angélica Amado, Ana María Rueda, Leydi Mantilla
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Pós-Graduação em Saúde Coletiva
Series:Ciência & Saúde Coletiva
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Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-81232019000501597&lng=en&tlng=en