How Good Are We at Reporting the Socioeconomic Position, Ethnicity, Race, Religion and Main Language of Research Participants? A Review of the Quality of Reporting in Palliative Care Intervention Studies

Overview

Journal Palliat Med

Publisher Sage Publications

Specialty Critical Care

Date 2024 Feb 8

PMID 38331779

Authors

Keerthika Selvakumaran

Katherine E Sleeman

Joanna M Davies

Affiliations

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