Prediction of Survival Time in Advanced Cancer: A Prognostic Scale for Chinese Patients

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 578-586

  Lingjun, Zhou ^a   Jing, Cui ^a   Jian, Lu ^b   Wee, Bee ^c   Jijun, Zhao ^a  

^a SECOND MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SECOND MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c CHURCHILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

advanced cancer; palliative care; Prediction; prognosis of survival

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; ARTICLE; CACHEXIA; CANCER PATIENT; CHINESE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEHYDRATION; DEMOGRAPHY; DYSPHAGIA; DYSPNEA; EDEMA; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HOME CARE; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; KARNOFSKY PERFORMANCE STATUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAUSEA; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICIAN; PREDICTION; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RATING SCALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SURVIVAL TIME; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHINA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PROGNOSIS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 70349754321     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2008.12.005     Document Type: Article

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