Palliative Care in Brazil: A Challenge to the Health-Care System

The global expansion of the modern hospice movement has been fast and impressive, and in developing countries this phenomenon has also been registered, despite the structural and operational difficulties of their health systems. This article will address the scenario of palliative and hospice care i...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ciro Augusto Floriani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2008-01-01
Series:Palliative Care
Subjects:
Online Access:http://www.la-press.com/palliative-care-in-brazil-a-challenge-to-the-health-care-system-p-a1085