Published 2012 | Version v1
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The role of palliative medicine in the organizational frame of oncological care in Slovakia

Creators

  • 1. Oddelenie paliativnej mediciny a klinickej onkologie, Narodny onkologicky ustav, Bratislava (Slovakia)

Description

In this work we would like to describe the role of palliative medicine in the organizational frame of oncological care in Slovakia. Basic statistic data are revealing that number of beds in palliative medicine and hospices is shaped rather coincidently according to the reimbursement rates and the effort to reduce a number of chronic beds. Further on we would like to point out a distinction between palliative treatments of cancer and palliative medicine, a distinction between social care and hospice care, the role and relevance of palliative medicine and we bring about some suggestions how to improve the present situation. (author)

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Additional titles

Original title (Slovak)
Postavenie paliativnej mediciny v organizacii onkologickej starostlivosti v Slovenskej republike

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Onkologia (Bratislava)
Journal Volume
7
Journal Issue
4
Journal Page Range
p. 220-222
ISSN
1336-8176

INIS

Country of Publication
Slovakia
Country of Input or Organization
Slovakia
INIS RN
48087569
Subject category
S63: RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGANISMS AND BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS;
Descriptors DEI
MEDICINE; RADIOTHERAPY; SARCOMAS; SOCIAL SERVICES
Descriptors DEC
DISEASES; MEDICINE; NEOPLASMS; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; RADIOLOGY; THERAPY

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