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