Designing Research With Hospice and Palliative Care Populations

American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 335-345

  Wohleber, Ashley M ^a   McKitrick, Daniel S ^a   Davis, Shawn E ^a  

^a PACIFIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

hospice; informed consent; palliative care; recruitment; study design

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); ETHICS; HOSPICE CARE; INFORMED CONSENT; METHODOLOGY; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT SELECTION; RESEARCH SUBJECT; REVIEW; TIME;

CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; HOSPICE CARE; INFORMED CONSENT; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT SELECTION; RESEARCH DESIGN; RESEARCH SUBJECTS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84864202124     PISSN: 10499091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049909111427139     Document Type: Review

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