Exploring generalizability in a study of costs for community-based palliative care

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 779-787

  Lavergne, M Ruth ^a   Johnston, Grace M ^a,b   Gao, Jun ^b   Dumont, Serge ^c   Burge, Fred I ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Surveillance and Epidemiology Unit   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

bias; generalizability; Palliative care; research methods; sample; sampling issues; validity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; ONCOLOGY; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; SURVIVAL;

AGED; CAREGIVERS; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DEATH; FEMALE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; NOVA SCOTIA; PALLIATIVE CARE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SURVIVAL;

EID: 79953860718     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2010.07.010     Document Type: Article

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