Why is high-quality research on palliative care so hard to do? Barriers to improved research from a survey of palliative care researchers

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 782-787

  Chen, Emily K ^a   Riffin, Catherine ^a   Reid, M Cary ^b   Adelman, Ronald ^b   Warmington, Marcus ^b   Mehta, Sonal S ^b   Pillemer, Karl ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUNDING; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; REVIEW; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; TERMINAL CARE; ECONOMICS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; INTERVIEW; PERSONNEL; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; STANDARDS; UNITED STATES;

HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; PALLIATIVE CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RESEARCH PERSONNEL; RESEARCH SUPPORT AS TOPIC; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84903838973     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: 15577740     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2013.0589     Document Type: Review

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