Policy on palliative care in the WHO European region: an overview of progress since the Council of Europe’s (2003) recommendation 24
Author(s) -
Kathrin Woitha,
José Miguel Carrasco,
David Clark,
Thomas R. Lynch,
Eduardo Garralda,
José M. Martín-Moreno,
Carlos Centeno
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
european journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.056
H-Index - 91
eISSN - 1464-360X
pISSN - 1101-1262
DOI - 10.1093/eurpub/ckv201
Subject(s) - legislation , european union , eu countries , business , health care , member states , health policy , political science , payment , economic growth , public administration , economic policy , finance , economics , law
With the goal of achieving greater unity and coherence, the Council of Europe developed a national palliative care (PC) policy framework-Recommendation (2003) 24. Although directed at member states, the policy spread to the wider World Health Organisation (WHO) European Region. This article aims to present the current situation relating to national PC health policies in European countries.
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