title: Supportive and palliative care at the University Hospital Lausanne.
abstract: The development of supportive and palliative care services within the Canton of Vaud in Switzerland is traced, and the current situation and future plans are outlined.
authors.affiliation: Departement de Medecine, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Lausanne, Switzerland.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mazzocato
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Barrelet
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Blanchard
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tinghi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vagnair
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Stiefel
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Guex
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000451:nursing; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006699:Home Care Services; D006757:Hospital Units; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000451:nursing; D016522:Oncology Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D013557:Switzerland