An investigation of the beliefs, attitudes and practice of health care workers towards the use of oral morphine in the palliative care management of HIV/AIDS and cancer patients in the Southern Region of Malawi
[Background] Palliative care has been highlighted as an urgent need for patients with both HIV/AIDS and cancer in sub-Saharan Africa. Morphine is considered by the WHO as the drug of choice for severe pain in cancer. Pain is common in people with HIV/AIDS, though it is frequently unrecognised or poo...
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| Format: | Dissertation |
| Language: | English |
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University of Cape Town
2014
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10135 |