A systematic review of prognostic tools for estimating survival time in palliative care.
Lau
Francis
F
School of Health Information Science, University of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
Cloutier-Fisher
Denise
D
Kuziemsky
Craig
C
Black
Fraser
F
Downing
Michael
M
Borycki
Elizabeth
E
Ho
Francis
F
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