An Update on the State of Palliative Care Development in the United Arab Emirates

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  • Neil A. Nijhawan Department of Palliative and Supportive Care, Burjeel Medical City, Abu Dhabi, UAE; Khalifa University, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Abu Dhabi, UAE

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https://doi.org/10.17140/PMHCOJ-8-149

Abstract

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has recently celebrated its 50th birthday since its inception as an independent sovereign federal state in 1971. Over the past 5 decades, the UAE’s health-care sector has grown exponentially to include over 140 hospitals in both the public and private sectors.

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2022-08-10

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Neil A. Nijhawan. (2022). An Update on the State of Palliative Care Development in the United Arab Emirates. Palliative Medicine and Hospice Care, 8(2), 27–29. https://doi.org/10.17140/PMHCOJ-8-149

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Vol. 8 No. 2 (2022): Volume 8 Issue 2 2022

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