Hospice and palliative care in China: Development and challenges
Hospice and palliative care have been demonstrated to improve quality of life, shorten hospital stays, and save costs. As a developing country, faced with a rapidly aging population and an increasing number of patients with life-threatening illnesses such as cancer, China has made great progress in...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2018-01-01
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Series: | Asia-Pacific Journal of Oncology Nursing |
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Online Access: | http://www.apjon.org/article.asp?issn=2347-5625;year=2018;volume=5;issue=1;spage=26;epage=32;aulast=Lu |