The selection and use of outcome measures in palliative and end-of-life care research: The morecare international consensus workshop

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 925-937

  Evans, Catherine J ^a   Benalia, Hamid ^a   Preston, Nancy J ^b,c   Grande, Gunn ^b   Gysels, Marjolein ^a,d   Short, Vicky ^b   Daveson, Barbara A ^a   Bausewein, Claudia ^a,e   Todd, Chris ^b   Higginson, Irene J ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^e LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

consensus; evaluation studies; Outcome assessment; palliative care; research design

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSENSUS; CUSTODY; DATA ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; ONLINE SYSTEM; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; TERMINAL CARE; VALIDITY; WORKSHOP;

CONSENSUS; EVALUATION STUDIES; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PALLIATIVE CARE; RESEARCH DESIGN;

HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; INTERNATIONALITY; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PALLIATIVE CARE; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 84888637221     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: 18736513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2013.01.010     Document Type: Article

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