The evolution of serious health-related suffering from 1990 to 2021: an update to The Lancet Commission on global access to palliative care and pain relief

By sjmartinez • March 2, 2025

Knaul FM, Arreola-Ornelas H, Kwete XJ, Bhadelia A, Rosa WE, Touchton M, Méndez-Carniado O, Vargas Enciso V, Pastrana T, Friedman JR, Connor SR, Downing J, Jamison DT, Krakauer EL, Watkins D, Calderon-Anyosa R, Garcia-Santisteban R, Nargund RS, Cleary J, De Lima L, Gafer N, Grant L, Ntizimira C, Pérez-Cruz PE, Rajagopal MR, Spence D, Vila P, Radbruch L. The evolution of serious health-related suffering from 1990 to 2021: an update to The Lancet Commission on global access to palliative care and pain relief. Lancet Glob Health. 2025 Mar;13(3):e422-e436. doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(24)00476-5. PMID: 40021301; PMCID: PMC11868779.

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