Prospective Validation of the Palliative Prognostic Index in Patients with Cancer

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 617-622

  Stone, Carol A ^a   Tiernan, Eoin ^a   Dooley, Barbara A ^b  

^a ST VINCENT S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Advanced cancer; palliative care; prognostic factors; prognostic tool

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SERVICE; HOME CARE; HOSPICE CARE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PROGNOSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; VALIDATION STUDY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 43949089180     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2007.07.006     Document Type: Article

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