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Chemotherapy with mitoxantrone plus prednisone or prednisone alone for symptomatic hormone-resistant prostate cancer: a Canadian randomized trial with palliative end points.

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The Karnofsky performance status scale: An examination of its reliability and validity in a research setting

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The SUPPORT Prognostic Model: Objective Estimates of Survival for Seriously Ill Hospitalized Adults

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Public Health, Internal Medicine, Clinical Decision Support +16