Defining priorities in prognostication research: Results of a consensus workshop

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 462-468

  Stevinson, C ^a,b   Preston, N ^c   Todd, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Consensus; palliative care; prognosis; research

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONSENSUS; DIETITIAN; HUMAN; NURSE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PROGNOSIS; SURVIVAL; VALIDATION STUDY;

CONSENSUS; HUMANS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PROGNOSIS; RESEARCH;

EID: 77954019026     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269216310368452     Document Type: Conference Paper

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