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"Don't get weak in your compassion": bereaved next of kin's suggestions for improving end-of-life care in Veterans Affairs Medical Centers. |
Riggs JS, Woodby LL, Burgio KL, Bailey FA, Williams BR |
Next-of-Kin’s Suggestions for Improving Veterans’ End-of-Life Care Background: Next of kin report being more concerned about end-of-life (EOL) care in hospital than ho... |
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Our children are not a diagnosis: the experience of parents who continue their pregnancy after a prenatal diagnosis of trisomy 13 or 18. |
Guon J, Wilfond BS, Farlow B, Brazg T, Janvier A. |
Experiences of Parents Who Continue a Pregnancy with Trisomy Diagnosis Background: The number of prenatal diagnoses (PND) of trisomy 13 and 18 (T13-18) have increased because of i... |
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Challenges faced by patients with low socioeconomic status during the post-hospital transition. |
Kangovi S, Barg FK, Carter T, et al. |
Low Socioeconomic Status and Patients’ Post-Hospital Transition Background: Patients with low socioeconomic status (SES) are at increased risk for poor post-hospital outco... |
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How US institutional review boards decide when researchers need to translate studies. |
Klitzman R. |
The Changing Role of Institutional Review Boards (IRBs) Background: Demographic changes and the rise of learning health systems warrant rethinking IRB requirements. IRB Decisions A... |
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Ethics, regulation, and comparative effectiveness research: time for a change. |
Platt R, Kass NE, McGraw D. |
The Changing Role of Institutional Review Boards (IRBs) Background: Demographic changes and the rise of learning health systems warrant rethinking IRB requirements. IRB Decisions A... |
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Early palliative care for patients with advanced cancer: a cluster-randomised controlled trial. |
Zimmermann C, Swami N, Krzyzanowska M, et al. |
Early Palliative Care and Quality of Life of Advanced Cancer Patients Background: In a systematic review of randomized, controlled trials (RCTs) studying the effectiveness of spec... |
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National hospice survey results: for-profit status, community engagement, and service. |
Aldridge MD, Schlesinger M, Barry CL, et al. |
Hospice Ownership and Community Engagement Background: In the United States (US) from 2000-2009, four of five hospices entering the market were for-profit1; in 2011, 51% of hosp... |
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