A systematic review of prognostic tools for estimating survival time in palliative care.

نویسندگان

  • Francis Lau
  • Denise Cloutier-Fisher
  • Craig Kuziemsky
  • Fraser Black
  • Michael Downing
  • Elizabeth Borycki
  • Francis Ho
چکیده

MeSH Decision Trees; Discriminant Analysis; Humans; Karnofsky Performance Status; Length of Stay; Life Expectancy; Longevity; Palliative Care /methods /standards; Predictive Value of Tests; Prognosis; Prospective Studies; Reproducibility of Results; Research Design; Retrospective Studies; Risk Assessment; Sensitivity and Specificity; Severity of Illness Index; Survival Rate; Terminally Ill /statistics & numerical data; Time Factors

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Journal of palliative care

دوره 23 2  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2007