Independent prospective validation of the PaP score in terminally ill patients referred to a hospital-based palliative medicine consultation service

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 891-898

  Glare, Paul ^a   Virik, Kiran ^a  

^a ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Advanced cancer; Palliative care; Prognosis; Prognostic score; Survival

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSULTATION; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PROGNOSIS; SURVIVAL RATE; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TERMINALLY ILL PATIENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE CARE; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TERMINALLY ILL;

EID: 0035201433     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0885-3924(01)00341-4     Document Type: Article

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