The prognostic value of measuring health-related quality of life in hospice patients

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 696-704

  Elliott, Thomas E ^a,b   Renier, Colleen M ^a   Palcher, Jeanette A ^a  

^a Duluth Clinic   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HOSPICE CARE; HOSPICE PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MISSOULA VITAS QUALITY OF LIFE INDEX; PROGNOSIS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE INDEX; SCORING SYSTEM; SURVIVAL TIME; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

AGED; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HOSPICE CARE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINNESOTA; NURSES; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; WISCONSIN;

EID: 34347383422     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2006.0227     Document Type: Article

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