Maximizing benefits and minimizing risks in palliative care research that involves patients near the end of life

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2003, Pages

  Fine, Perry G ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VistaCare   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

End of life care; Palliative care; Placebo controls; Research ethics

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CULTURAL FACTOR; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYING; EMOTION; FAMILY; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ETHICS; METHODOLOGY; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT RIGHT; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SOCIAL ASPECT; TERMINAL DISEASE;

EID: 0037385040     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0885-3924(03)00056-3     Document Type: Article

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