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Cancer
Studies from P.D. Biondo and co-researchers yield new data on cancer
September 1st, 2008
According to recent research from Calgary, Canada, " The Delphi technique is an effective method for collecting and synthesizing informed opinions on a highly focused task, from a diverse group of experts who have specialized knowledge in an area of interest." "This method has been successfully applied to palliative care research but not commonly to palliative care tool development," wrote P.D. Biondo and colleagues. The researchers concluded: "The Delphi technique has recently been employed in the development of two palliative pain assessment tools: the Edmonton Classification System for Cancer Pain (ECS-CP) and the Alberta Breakthrough Pain...
Source: Pain & Central Nervous System Week (2008-09-01)
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