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100			_aField, D
245		0	_aResearching palliative care
260			_aBuckingham : _bOpen University Press, _c2001
490			_aFacing death
505			_aKey methods for researching palliative care ; Systematic reviews ; Survey research in palliative care using bereaved relatives ; How many subjects are needed in a research sample in palliative care? ; Placebo-controlled trials in palliative care : the argument for ; Placebo-controlled trials in palliative care : the argument against ; What is qualitative research and what can it contribute to palliative care? ; Ethical issues in qualitative research in palliative care ; Clinical research in palliative care ; Fatigue in advanced cancer : meaning before measurement? ; How reliable are relatives' retrospective reports of terminal illness : patients' and relatives' accounts compared ; Pitfalls in placebo-controlled trials in palliative care : dexamethasone for the palliation of malignant bowel obstruction ; Multicentre randomized controlled trial of nursing intervention for breathlessness in patients with lung cancer ; Outcome measures in palliative care for advanced cancer patients : a review ; Needs assessment, audit and evaluation ; Key issues in palliative care needs assessment ; Palliative care needs assessment : incorporating the views of service users ; The assessment of need for bereavement follow-up in palliative and hospice care ; Clinical audit and organizational audit in palliative care ; Formative evaluation and its relevance to palliative care ; Index
520			_aThis book aims to identify key methods in palliative care research and provide examples and discussions of practical, methodological and ethical issues.
650			_aPalliative Care
650			_aEvidence-Based Medicine
650			_aClinical Audit _95636
650			_aResearch Findings
650			_aResearch Methodology
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