Study protocol: delayed intervention randomised controlled trial within the Medical Research Council (MRC) Framework to assess the effectiveness of a new palliative care service

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Palliative care has been proposed to help meet the needs of patients who suffer progressive non-cancer conditions but there have been few evaluations of service development initiatives. We report here a novel protocol for the evaluat...

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Main Authors: Hart Sam, Burman Rachel, Saleem Tariq, Silber Eli, Vivat Bella, Higginson Irene J, Edmonds Polly
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2006-10-01
Series:BMC Palliative Care
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-684X/5/7