Assessing and measuring quality of life in palliative care

Progress in Palliative Care

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 9-13

  Bridge, Marie ^a   Roughton, Di ^a   Lewis, Sue ^a   Barelds, Janine ^a   Brenton, Sava ^a   Cotter, Sherree ^a   Hagebols, Mary Lou ^a   Woolman, Kirsty ^a   Annells, Merilyn ^a   Koch, Tina ^a  

^a Royal District Nursing Service of SA Inc   (Australia)

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Indexed keywords

CLINICAL STUDY; CONCEPT FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MEASUREMENT; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; TERMINALLY ILL PATIENT;

EID: 0036209014     PISSN: 09699260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09699260.2002.11746611     Document Type: Review

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