Minimal clinically important differences in the edmonton symptom assessment system in patients with advanced cancer

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 192-200

  Bedard, Gillian ^a   Zeng, Liang ^a   Zhang, Liying ^a   Lauzon, Natalie ^a   Holden, Lori ^a   Tsao, May ^a   Danjoux, Cyril ^a   Barnes, Elizabeth ^a   Sahgal, Arjun ^a   Poon, Michael ^a   Chow, Edward ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

advanced cancer; Edmonton Symptom Assessment System; Minimal clinically important difference; palliative care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; AGED; ANOREXIA; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; EDMONTON SYMPTOM ASSESSMENT SYSTEM; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 84882450436     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: 18736513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2012.07.022     Document Type: Article

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