Challeging the framework for evidence in palliative care research

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 461-465

  Aoun, Samar M ^a   Kristjanson, Linda J ^a  

^a EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Equity base evidence framework; Levels of evidence; Palliative care research; Randomized controlled trials

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; POLITICS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TERMINAL CARE; WELLBEING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STANDARD;

EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; PALLIATIVE CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 26444516497     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/0269216305pm1057oa     Document Type: Article

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