Palliative care in Russia.
The article addresses the history of establishing hospices in Russia complying with international WHO documents. The article also presents the ethics of palliative medicine in the Russian Federation with an objective analysis of the diseases affecting patients with special highlights on social problems.
Ivanyushkin
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Rossijskaya Academiya Meditsynskikh Nauk, Moscow, Russia.
Khetagurova
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D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D015658:HIV Infections; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006738:Hospices / Q000266:history* / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy; D010146:Pain / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000451:nursing; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000941:ethics; D026706:Paternalism; D011379:Prognosis; D012426:Russia; D013727:Terminal Care / Q000941:ethics; D014342:Truth Disclosure
D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives