Palliative care for the management of chronic illness: A systematic review study protocol

BMJ Open

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  Effiong, Andem ^a   Effiong, Andem I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b New Castle ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAREGIVER BURDEN; CHRONIC DISEASE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MEDLINE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PEER REVIEW; PUBLISHING; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC);

EID: 84863672614     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-000899     Document Type: Review

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