Prognostication of survival in hospice care
- 1 March 1990
- journal article
- other
- Published by SAGE Publications in American Journal of Hospice Care
- Vol. 7 (2) , 11-13
- https://doi.org/10.1177/104990919000700204
Abstract
In summary, based on this review of the literature, the following conclusions are offered: Prognostication of survival for the terminally ill cancer patient is an inexact science. Utilization of a performance scale such as the Karnofsky scale may be helpful both in the initial as well as the ongoing assessment of prognosis.Keywords
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