Key characteristics of palliative care studies reported in the specialized literature

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 987-992

  Wheeler, Jane L ^a   Greene, Aine ^b   Tieman, Jennifer J ^b   Abernethy, Amy P ^a,b   Currow, David C ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

measures of research; Palliative care; research

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; COMMUNITY CARE; FAMILY; FUNDING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDLINE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; VOLUNTARY WORKER;

HUMANS; PAIN; PALLIATIVE CARE; PERIODICALS AS TOPIC; PREVALENCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; TERMINAL CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84861626606     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: 18736513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2011.07.012     Document Type: Article

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