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Bulkley JE, O'Keeffe-Rosetti M, Wendel CS, Davis JV, Danforth KN, Harrison TN, Kwan ML, Munneke J, Brooks N, Grant M, Leo MC, Banegas M, Weinmann S, McMullen CK. The effect of multiple recruitment contacts on response rates and patterns of missing data in a survey of bladder cancer survivors 6 months after cystectomy. Qual Life Res 2019; 29:879-889. [PMID: 31811594 DOI: 10.1007/s11136-019-02379-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/27/2019] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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PURPOSE The Bladder Cancer Quality of Life Study collected detailed and sensitive patient-reported outcomes from bladder cancer survivors in the period after bladder removal surgery, when participation in survey research may present a burden. This paper describes the study recruitment methods and examines the response rates and patterns of missing data. METHODS Detailed surveys focusing on quality of life, healthcare decision-making, and healthcare expenses were mailed to patients 5-7 months after cystectomy. We conducted up to 10 follow-up recruitment calls. We analyzed survey completion rates following each contact in relation to demographic and clinical characteristics, and patterns of missing data across survey content areas. RESULTS The overall response rate was 71% (n = 269/379). This was consistent across patient clinical characteristics; response rates were significantly higher among patients over age 70 and significantly lower among racial and ethnic minority patients compared to non-Hispanic white patients. Each follow-up contact resulted in marginal survey completion rates of at least 10%. Rates of missing data were low across most content areas, even for potentially sensitive questions. Rates of missing data differed significantly by sex, age, and race/ethnicity. CONCLUSIONS Despite the effort required to participate in research, this population of cancer survivors showed willingness to share detailed information about quality of life, health care decision-making, and expenses, soon after major cancer surgery. Additional contacts were effective at increasing participation. Response patterns differed by race/ethnicity and other demographic factors. Our data collection methods show that it is feasible to gather detailed patient-reported outcomes during this challenging period.
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- Joanna E Bulkley
- Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research, 3800 North Interstate Avenue, Portland, OR, 97227-1110, USA.
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- Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research, 3800 North Interstate Avenue, Portland, OR, 97227-1110, USA
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- Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research, 3800 North Interstate Avenue, Portland, OR, 97227-1110, USA
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- Kaiser Permanente Department of Research and Evaluation, Pasadena, CA, USA
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- Kaiser Permanente Department of Research and Evaluation, Pasadena, CA, USA
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- Kaiser Permanente Division of Research, Oakland, CA, USA
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- Kaiser Permanente Division of Research, Oakland, CA, USA
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- Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research, 3800 North Interstate Avenue, Portland, OR, 97227-1110, USA
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- City of Hope/Beckman Research Institute, Duarte, CA, USA
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- Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research, 3800 North Interstate Avenue, Portland, OR, 97227-1110, USA
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- Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research, 3800 North Interstate Avenue, Portland, OR, 97227-1110, USA
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- Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research, 3800 North Interstate Avenue, Portland, OR, 97227-1110, USA
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- Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research, 3800 North Interstate Avenue, Portland, OR, 97227-1110, USA
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A systematic review of the experiences of vulnerable people participating in research on sensitive topics. Int J Nurs Stud 2018; 88:85-96. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2018.08.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2018] [Revised: 08/28/2018] [Accepted: 08/31/2018] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Sipples R, Taylor R, Kirk-Walker D, Bagcivan G, Dionne-Odom JN, Bakitas M. Perioperative Palliative Care Considerations for Surgical Oncology Nurses. Semin Oncol Nurs 2017; 33:9-22. [DOI: 10.1016/j.soncn.2016.11.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To describe the goals of treatment, decision-making, incidence, and outcomes of surgical palliation in advanced cancer. DATA SOURCES Journal articles, research reports, state of the science papers, and clinical guidelines. CONCLUSION Surgical palliation is common in advanced cancer settings, and is indicated primarily in settings where the goals of treatment are focused on quality of life, symptom control, and symptom prevention. More research is needed to guide evidence-based best practices in palliative surgery. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING PRACTICE Oncology nurses practicing in clinical and research settings have a responsibility to arm themselves with knowledge related to the indications and options of palliative procedures, and the impact of surgery on quality of life for patients and families facing advanced cancer.
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Abernethy AP, Capell WH, Aziz NM, Ritchie C, Prince-Paul M, Bennett RE, Kutner JS. Ethical conduct of palliative care research: enhancing communication between investigators and institutional review boards. J Pain Symptom Manage 2014; 48:1211-21. [PMID: 24879998 PMCID: PMC4247357 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2014.05.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2014] [Revised: 04/21/2014] [Accepted: 05/06/2014] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Palliative care has faced moral and ethical challenges when conducting research involving human subjects. There are currently no resources to guide institutional review boards (IRBs) in applying standard ethical principles and terms-in a specific way-to palliative care research. Using as a case study a recently completed multisite palliative care clinical trial, this article provides guidance and recommendations for both IRBs and palliative care investigators to facilitate communication and attain the goal of conducting ethical palliative care research and protecting study participants while advancing the science. Beyond identifying current challenges faced by palliative care researchers and IRBs reviewing palliative care research, this article suggests steps that the palliative care research community can take to establish a scientifically sound, stable, productive, and well-functioning relationship between palliative care investigators and the ethical bodies that oversee their work.
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- Amy P Abernethy
- Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, North Carolina, USA; Duke Cancer Institute, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Division of Extramural Activities, National Institute of Nursing Research, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, USA.
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Advancing the science of hospice care: Coalition of Hospices Organized to Investigate Comparative Effectiveness. Curr Opin Support Palliat Care 2013; 6:459-64. [PMID: 23108341 DOI: 10.1097/spc.0b013e32835a66b7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW There is very little high-quality evidence to guide clinical practice in hospice care. In the areas of medical therapy, patient-centered and family-centered outcomes, and patient safety, there are numerous high-impact questions for which answers are needed. Although randomized controlled trials are the gold standard for research, such trials are difficult, time consuming, and expensive to conduct in a hospice population. Moreover, they cannot examine the implementation of therapies in real-world settings. Therefore, there is a need for novel, complementary approaches to research in this unique population. RECENT FINDINGS This article describes the initial experience of the Coalition of Hospices Organized to Investigate Comparative Effectiveness (CHOICE). CHOICE is a national network of hospices that use electronic health record-based data collection procedures to answer key questions relevant to clinical care and policy. By using a rich source of existing data to conduct observational studies, CHOICE is able to overcome many of the most significant challenges of randomized controlled trials in hospice. However, this approach also created unique challenges related to governance and privacy concerns. SUMMARY CHOICE is a growing research network that has the potential to make a contribution to the science of palliative care in a hospice population.
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Palliation has been an essential, if not the primary, activity of surgery during much of its history. However, it has been only during the past decade that the modern principles and practices of palliative care developed in the nonsurgical specialties in the United States and abroad have been introduced to surgical institutions, widely varied practice settings, education, and research.
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- Geoffrey P Dunn
- Department of Surgery and Palliative Care Consultation Service, UPMC Hamot Medical Center, Erie, PA 16505, USA.
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Palliation has been an essential, if not the primary, activity of surgery during much of its history. However, it has been only during the past decade that the modern principles and practices of palliative care developed in the nonsurgical specialties in the United States and abroad have been introduced to surgical institutions, widely varied practice settings, education, and research.
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- Geoffrey P Dunn
- Department of Surgery, Palliative Care Consultation Service, UPMC Hamot Medical Center, Erie, PA, USA.
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Alexander SJ. ‘As long as it helps somebody’: why vulnerable people participate in research. Int J Palliat Nurs 2010. [DOI: 10.12968/ijpn.2010.16.4.47783] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Duke S, Bennett H. Review: a narrative review of the published ethical debates in palliative care research and an assessment of their adequacy to inform research governance. Palliat Med 2010; 24:111-26. [PMID: 19965950 DOI: 10.1177/0269216309352714] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The quality of research, and the resulting quality of evidence available to guide palliative care, is dependent on the ethical decisions underpinning its design, conduct and report. Whilst much has been published debating the ethics of palliative care research, an assessment of the quality and synthesis of the central debates is not available. Such a review is timely to inform research governance. The methodology of this study is based on the principles of systematic reviews. Fifty-seven papers were reviewed following a thorough search, and were critically appraised for their literary quality, the knowledge on which they drew and the research standards they addressed. The debates identified address vulnerability, moral appropriateness, consent, gate-keeping and inclusion and research culture. The quality of debate and the sources of knowledge varied. The debate was rich in quality and knowledge with respect to the protection of the dignity, rights and safety of research participants, but less developed in relation to those of researchers and other staff. There is also little debate about the ethics of reporting of research and the ethics underpinning research leadership. A framework is offered that reconciles the ethical issues raised with potential methodological strategies identified from the review.
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- Sue Duke
- University of Southampton, Southampton, UK.
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This article provides an overview of the approach to patients who may benefit from palliative care. While the article's details lend themselves to the treatment of complications secondary to advanced malignancies, the data herein can also be extrapolated to other chronic, terminal diseases. Guidelines for patient selection are discussed, using currently available outcomes data as a platform for the critical decision making process. Suggestions for a multidisciplinary team approach are offered, using the palliative triangle as the ideal model of communication and cooperation. Finally, methods for measuring success are detailed, along with proposals for how to better equip the surgeons of tomorrow with the knowledge and experience needed to tackle these difficult and intimate problems.
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- Alan A Thomay
- Department of Surgery, The Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Rhode Island Hospital, 593 Eddy Street-APC 4, Providence, RI 02903, USA
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Laneader A, Angelos P, Ferrell BR, Kolker A, Miner T, Padilla G, Swaney J, Krouse RS, Casarett D. Ethical issues in research to improve the management of malignant bowel obstruction: challenges and recommendations. J Pain Symptom Manage 2007; 34:S20-7. [PMID: 17532176 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2007.04.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2007] [Accepted: 04/12/2007] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Research to improve the care of patients with malignant bowel obstruction (MBO) is urgently needed. In particular, there is an urgent need for high-quality descriptive research, including prospective cohort studies, as well as randomized controlled trials to define optimal management strategies. However, investigators and clinicians face numerous barriers in conducting high-quality research in this patient population. These barriers include lack of funding, difficulties in identifying eligible patients, and a variety of practical and methodological challenges of designing these studies. In addition, there are a variety of ethical challenges that arise in the design and conduct of studies of MBO and particularly in the conduct of clinical trials. In this article, we address four categories of ethical issues: study design, recruitment, informed consent, and Institutional Review Board review. For each, we outline salient issues and suggest recommendations for enhancing the ethics of MBO studies, including interventional trials.
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- Alice Laneader
- Research Compliance and Quality Improvement, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 10104, USA
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Krouse RS. The international conference on malignant bowel obstruction: a meeting of the minds to advance palliative care research. J Pain Symptom Manage 2007; 34:S1-6. [PMID: 17544251 PMCID: PMC2834265 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2007.04.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2007] [Accepted: 04/12/2007] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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There is a dearth of well-designed clinical research focusing on palliative care in cancer patients, especially those who are near the end of life. Reasons for this include ethical dilemmas in conducting such trials, communication barriers between specialties, and unclear standards for best care practices. To ensure that patients with incurable illnesses are offered the best available care, it is essential to develop and disseminate research methodologies well suited to this population. Given the multidimensional and culture-dependent nature of the end-of-life experience, it is necessary to adopt an interdisciplinary approach to developing research methods. As a means of initiating the process of palliative clinical research methodology development, malignant bowel obstruction (MBO) was used as a model to develop a research protocol. Although many treatment options for MBO have been proposed, existing literature offers little guidance with regard to algorithms for optimal management. To this end, an international leaders in quality-of-life research, ethnocultural variability, palliative medicine, surgical oncology, gastroenterology, major consortium research, medical ethics, and patient advocacy/cancer survivors was convened in Pasadena, California, on November 12-13, 2004. Participants also represented the broad ethnic and racial perspectives required to develop culturally sensitive research methods. Consensus on methodological approaches was attained through vigorous debate. Using the conference-developed MBO model to implement trials will advance palliative care research.
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- Robert S Krouse
- Southern Arizona Veterans Affairs Health Care System, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, Arizona 85723, USA.
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Klaristenfeld DD, Harrington DT, Miner TJ. Teaching Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues: A Core Curriculum for Surgical Residents. Ann Surg Oncol 2007; 14:1801-6. [PMID: 17342567 DOI: 10.1245/s10434-006-9324-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2005] [Accepted: 12/01/2006] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND Most surgical training programs have no curriculum to teach palliative care. Programs designed for nonsurgical specialties often do not meet the unique needs of surgeons. With 80-hour workweek limitations on in-hospital teaching, new methods are needed to efficiently teach surgical residents about these problems. METHODS A pilot curriculum in palliative surgical care designed for residents was presented in three 1-hour sessions. Sessions included group discussion, role-playing exercises, and instruction in advanced clinical decision making. Residents completed pretest, posttest, and 3-month follow-up surveys designed to measure the program's success. RESULTS Forty-seven general surgery residents from Brown University participated. Most residents (94%) had "discussed palliative care with a patient or patient's family" in the past. Initially, 57% of residents felt "comfortable speaking to patients and patients' families about end-of-life issues," whereas at posttest and at 3-month intervals, 80% and 84%, respectively, felt comfortable (P < .01). Few residents at pretest (9%) thought that they had "received adequate training in palliation during residency," but at posttest and at 3-month follow-up, 86% and 84% of residents agreed with this statement (P < .01). All residents believed that "managing end-of-life issues is a valuable skill for surgeons." Ninety-two percent of residents at 3-month follow-up "had been able to use the information learned in clinical practice." CONCLUSIONS With a reasonable time commitment, surgical residents are capable of learning about palliative and end-of-life care. Surgical residents think that understanding palliative care is a useful part of their training, a sentiment that is still evident 3 months later.
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- Daniel D Klaristenfeld
- Department of Surgery, Brown Medical School, Rhode Island Hospital, APC Room 437, 593 Eddy Street, Providence, Rhode Island 02903, USA
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There are many controversial issues surrounding ethics in study design and conduct of human subjects research. In this review we briefly touch on the origin of ethics in clinical research and how the current regulations and standards came into practice. We then discuss current controversies regarding informed consent, conflicts of interest, institutional review boards, and other relevant issues such as innovative procedures and quality improvement projects. The question of whether we need more standards is a very important yet challenging one to which there is no simple answer. We address this question by reviewing and commenting on relevant literature. We conclude that what is needed are not more standards per se, but rather refinement and uniformity of current standards, and their interpretation and application both to protect human subjects and to advance medicine.
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- David T Huang
- CRISMA Laboratory, Department of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, 641 Scaife Hall, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, 641 Scaife Hall, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA
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Hofmann B, Håheim LL, Søreide JA. Ethics of palliative surgery in patients with cancer. Br J Surg 2005; 92:802-9. [PMID: 15962261 DOI: 10.1002/bjs.5104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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BACKGROUND Surgery is an important palliative method for patients with advanced malignant disease. In addition to concerns related to clinical decision making, various moral challenges are encountered in palliative surgery. Some of these relate to the patients and their illness, others to the surgeons, their attitudes, skills and knowledge base. METHOD AND RESULTS Pertinent moral challenges are addressed and analysed with respect to prevailing perspectives in normative ethics. The vulnerability of patients with non-curable cancer calls for moral awareness. Demands regarding sensibility and precaution in this clinical setting represent substantial challenges with regard to the 'duty to help', benevolence, respect of autonomy and proper patient information. Moreover, variations in definition of palliative surgery as well as limited scientific evidence with respect to efficacy, effectiveness and efficiency pose methodological and moral problems. Therefore, a definition of palliative surgery that addresses these issues is provided. CONCLUSION Both surgical skill and much moral sensibility are required to improve palliative care in surgical oncology. This should be taken into account not only in clinical practice but also in education and research.
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- B Hofmann
- Section for Medical Ethics, University of Oslo, Norway.
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- Gwenyth R Wallen
- Warren Grant Magnuson Clinical Center, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA.
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Krouse RS, Rosenfeld KE, Grant M, Aziz N, Byock I, Sloan J, Casarett D. Palliative Care Research: Issues and Opportunities. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2004. [DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.337.13.3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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- Robert S. Krouse
- 1Department of Surgery, Southern Arizona Veterans Affairs Health Care System and the University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
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- 2Department of Medicine, West Los Angeles Veterans Affairs Health Care System and the University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
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- 3Department of Nursing Research and Education, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA
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- 4Office of Cancer Survivorship, Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD
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- 5Section of Palliative Medicine, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Hanover, NH
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- 7Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion, Philadelphia Veterans Affairs Medical Center and Division of Geriatrics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
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