Development and validation of a prognostic scale for use in patients with advanced cancer

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 711-717

  Stone, P ^a   Kelly, L ^b   Head, R ^a   White, S ^a  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b EAST SURREY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Neoplasms; Palliative care; Prognosis; Survival; Terminal care; Theoretical models

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

ACCURACY; ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; AGED; ARTICLE; BOOTSTRAPPING; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER SURVIVAL; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; LIVER METASTASIS; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PREDICTION; PROGNOSIS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; SCORING SYSTEM; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVAL TIME; TERMINAL CARE; THEORETICAL MODEL; UNITED KINGDOM; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LONDON; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PROGNOSIS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TERMINALLY ILL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 61549128930     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269216308095200     Document Type: Article

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