A comparison of methodologies from two longitudinal community-based randomized controlled trials of similar interventions in palliative care: What worked and what did not?

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1226-1237

  Mitchell, Geoffrey K ^a   Abernethy, Amy P ^b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c REPATRIATION GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BUDGET; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; NURSING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; PALLIATIVE CARE; QUEENSLAND; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS;

EID: 29344476150     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2005.8.1226     Document Type: Article

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