The malignant wound assessment tool: A validation study using a Delphi approach

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 266-273

  Schulz, V ^a,b   Kozell, K ^c   Biondo, P D ^d,e   Stiles, C ^d,e   Tonkin, K ^f,g   Hagen, Neil A ^d,e,h  

^a LONDON HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^c LONDON REGIONAL CANCER PROGRAM   (Canada)

^d TOM BAKER CANCER CENTRE   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^f CROSS CANCER INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^g UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^h NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Assessment tool; Cancer; Delphi technique; Malignant wound; Palliative care; Validation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER INVASION; CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CONTENT VALIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELPHI STUDY; EMOTION; FACE VALIDITY; FAMILY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; MALIGNANT WOUND; PANEL STUDY; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; SKIN METASTASIS; SKIN TUMOR; SOCIAL ASPECT; VALIDATION STUDY; WOUND;

DELPHI TECHNIQUE; HUMANS; PALLIATIVE CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESEARCH DESIGN; SKIN NEOPLASMS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 63549122412     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269216309102536     Document Type: Article

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