Evaluation of a palliative care service: Problems and pitfalls

BMJ

Volumn 309, Issue 6965, 1994, Pages 1340-

  Mcwhinney, I R ^a   Bass, M J ^a   Donner, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYING; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NAUSEA; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ALTERNATIVES; CANADA; CANCER; CLINICAL APPROACH/SOURCE; CONTROL GROUPS; DEATH AND EUTHANASIA; EMPIRICAL APPROACH; EVALUATION; FAMILY MEMBERS; HOME CARE; LONDON (ON); SELECTION OF SUBJECTS;

CANADA; CONTROL GROUPS; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOME CARE SERVICES; HOSPICE CARE; HUMANS; NAUSEA; PAIN; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SELECTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESEARCH SUBJECTS;

EID: 0028032438     PISSN: 09598138     EISSN: 14685833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.309.6965.1340     Document Type: Article

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