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Patient perception of physician compassion after a more optimistic vs a less optimistic message. |
Tanco K, Rhondali W, Perez-Cruz P, et al. |
Patient Perception of Physician Compassion After a More Optimistic vs a Less Optimistic Message Background: Physicians often find the delivery of bad prognoses stressful or demanding... |
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Low vitamin D levels are associated with higher opioid dose in palliative cancer patients: results from an observational study in Sweden. |
Bergman P, Sperneder S, Joijer J, et al. |
Endocrine Deficiencies in Cancer and Their Impact on Pain Management Background: Vitamin D deficiency is common in cancer populations1,2 and is associated with increased risk of... |
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Effects of testosterone replacement in men with opioid-induced androgen deficiency: a randomized controlled trial. |
Basaria S, Travison TG, Alford D, et al. |
Endocrine Deficiencies in Cancer and Their Impact on Pain Management Background: Vitamin D deficiency is common in cancer populations1,2 and is associated with increased risk of... |
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Pioglitazone treatment increases survival and prevents body weight loss in tumor-bearing animals: possible anti-cachectic effect. |
Beluzi M, Peres SB, Henriques FS, et al. |
Pioglitazone Treatment Increases Survival and Prevents Body Weight Loss in Tumor-Bearing Animals: Possible Anti-Cachectic Effect Background: Early cachexia may be associated wit... |
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Critical evaluation of the scientific content in clincial practice guidelines. |
Abdelsattar ZM, Reames BN, Regenbogen SE, et al. |
Critical Evaluation of the Scientific Content in Clinical Practice Guidelines Background: Increasing numbers of clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) have been generated during the ... |
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Effect of pediatric palliative care programs on health care resource utilization and costs among children with life-threatening conditions: a systematic review of comparative studies. |
Conte T, Mitton C, Trenaman L, Chavoshi N, Siden H. |
Effect of Pediatric Palliative Care Programs on Health Care Resource Utilization and Costs Among Children With Life-Threatening Conditions: A Systematic Review of Comparative Studies ... |
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Changes in Medicare costs with the growth of hospice care in nursing homes. |
Gozalo P, Plotzke M, Mor V, Miller SC, Teno JM. |
Changes in Medicare Costs With the Growth of Hospice Care in Nursing Homes Background: After 2000, hospice use by Medicare decedents increased,1 especially by those in nursing h... |
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