Accuracy of clinical prediction of survival in a palliative care unit

Progress in Palliative Care

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 113-117

  Lam, Po Tin ^a  

^a UNITED CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Advanced cancer; Clinical prediction of survival; Palliative care

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADVANCED CANCER; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPTIMISM; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PESSIMISM; PHYSICIAN; PREDICTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURVIVAL TIME;

EID: 49749099286     PISSN: 09699260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/096992608X296978     Document Type: Article

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