For purposes of research, palliative care patients should not be considered a vulnerable population

Clinical Oncology

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 223-224

  Berry, Scott R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DYING; HUMAN; JUSTICE; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; TERMINALLY ILL PATIENT; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

EID: 2342431647     PISSN: 09366555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clon.2004.02.003     Document Type: Note

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