Palliative care in a tertiary assistence school hospital: a need? <br> Cuidados paliativos num hospital universitário de assistência terciária: uma necessidade?
The increase of progressive and chronic diseases has elevated the number of terminal patients in hospitals. The treatment of those patients that have no therapeutic possibilities, is not curative anymore and becomes palliative, being the relief of pain one of its major goals. The purpose of this wor...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Universidade Estadual de Londrina
2003-10-01
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| Series: | Semina : Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde |
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| Online Access: | http://www.uel.br/revistas/uel/index.php/seminabio/article/view/3656 |