Clinical research in palliative care: patient populations, symptoms, interventions and endpoints.
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.
Mazzocato
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Division of Palliative Care, University Hospital of Lausanne.
Sweeney
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Bruera
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D003625:Data Collection / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000379:methods*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D012107:Research Design