title: A systematic review of prognostic tools for estimating survival time in palliative care.
authors.affiliation: School of Health Information Science, University of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
authors.forename: Francis
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Lau
authors.forename: Denise
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Cloutier-Fisher
authors.forename: Craig
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kuziemsky
authors.forename: Fraser
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Black
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Downing
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Borycki
authors.forename: Francis
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ho
mesh_terms: D003663:Decision Trees; D016002:Discriminant Analysis; D006801:Humans; D017567:Karnofsky Performance Status; D007902:Length of Stay; D008017:Life Expectancy; D008136:Longevity; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011379:Prognosis; D011446:Prospective Studies; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012107:Research Design; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D015996:Survival Rate; D019452:Terminally Ill / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D013997:Time Factors