Measuring Outcomes in Randomized Prospective Trials in Palliative Care

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 34, Issue 1 SUPPL., 2007, Pages

  Mularski, Richard A ^a   Rosenfeld, Kenneth ^a   Coons, Stephen Joel ^a   Dueck, Amylou ^a   Cella, David ^a   Feuer, David J ^a   Lipscomb, Joseph ^a   Karpeh Jr , Martin S ^a   Mosich, Tom ^a   Sloan, Jeff A ^a   Krouse, Robert S ^a  

^a CENTER FOR HEALTH RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

attitude to death; Death; end of life care; family; health care; outcome assessment; proxy; quality indicators; quality of dying; quality of health care; terminal care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEATH; DYING; FAMILY; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PARSIMONY ANALYSIS; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELIABILITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VALIDATION PROCESS;

FAMILY HEALTH; HUMANS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34250836378     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2007.04.004     Document Type: Article

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