Clinical research in palliative care: patient populations, symptoms, interventions and endpoints.

Abstract:

:Clinical trials in palliative care involve multiple issues relating to patient populations, interventions and endpoints. Careful data collection and analysis of variables are vital for good clinical research in this complex area.

journal_name

Palliat Med

journal_title

Palliative medicine

authors

Mazzocato C,Sweeney C,Bruera E

doi

10.1191/026921601668441770

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2001-03-01 00:00:00

pages

163-8

issue

2

eissn

0269-2163

issn

1477-030X

journal_volume

15

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