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Liliana De Lima

Researcher at World Health Organization

Publications -  85
Citations -  2848

Liliana De Lima is an academic researcher from World Health Organization. The author has contributed to research in topics: Palliative care & Health care. The author has an hindex of 22, co-authored 82 publications receiving 1999 citations.

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Alleviating the access abyss in palliative care and pain relief—an imperative of universal health coverage: the Lancet Commission report

TL;DR: The aim of this study was to provide evidence that palliative care and pain relief research should be considered as a continuum of treatment for patients with life-threatening illnesses.
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The key role of palliative care in response to the COVID-19 tsunami of suffering.

TL;DR: Strict physical distancing regulations to slow disease transmission mean that patients who die from COVID-19 will usually be without loved ones by their side, who in turn will be unable to say goodbye or undertake traditional grieving rituals.
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Facts and indicators on palliative care development in 52 countries of the WHO European region: results of an EAPC Task Force.

TL;DR: A comparative study on the development of palliative care in Europe, drawing on all four elements of the study, is presented, based on the bibliometric analysis of scientific journals and on the vitality of the palliatives care movement in each country.
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Potent analgesics are more expensive for patients in developing countries: a comparative study.

TL;DR: The data suggest that in developing countries opioid access for the majority of patients is likely to be limited by cost, and development of palliative care programs will require heavy or total subsidization of opioid costs.