Methodological challenges in supportive and palliative care cancer research

Seminars in Oncology

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 460-466

  Aktas, Aynur ^a   Walsh, Declan ^a,b  

^a TAUSSIG CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

KETAMINE;

CANCER PAIN; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RESEARCH; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONSENSUS; FUNDING; GOLD STANDARD; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL LITERATURE; METHODOLOGY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS;

ETHICS, RESEARCH; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; RESEARCH; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 79956200356     PISSN: 00937754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.seminoncol.2011.03.017     Document Type: Conference Paper

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