Clinical research in palliative care: Patient populations, symptoms, interventions and endpoints
- 1 March 2001
- journal article
- other
- Published by SAGE Publications in Palliative Medicine
- Vol. 15 (2), 163-168
- https://doi.org/10.1191/026921601668441770
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.Keywords
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