Prognosis in palliative care: Ten common questions

Progress in Palliative Care

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 10-15

  Glare, Paul ^a  

^a ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

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Indexed keywords

CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER PATIENT; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEART FAILURE; HEMATOLOGIC MALIGNANCY; HUMAN; LEARNING; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PREDICTION; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SKILL; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 3042818402     PISSN: 09699260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/096992604225004570     Document Type: Review

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