Analysis of missing data in palliative care studies

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 612-618

  Palmer, J Lynn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Missing data; palliative care; sensitivity analysis

Indexed keywords

METHADONE; MORPHINE;

ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; HUMAN; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ANALGESICS; CLINICAL TRIALS; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; HUMANS; INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PAIN; PALLIATIVE CARE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SAMPLE SIZE; SELECTION BIAS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 10344262054     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2004.02.026     Document Type: Article

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