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ReviewCurrent hematologic malignancy reports2016

Palliative and End-of-Life Care in Myelodysplastic Syndromes.

Myles Nickolich, Areej El-Jawahri, Thomas W LeBlanc

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Review in Current hematologic malignancy reports, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
0.5field-weighted citation impact, top 30% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Myles NickolichDivisions of Hematology, Medical Oncology, and Hematologic Malignancies and Cellular Therapy, Department of Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA.
Areej El-JawahriMassachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
Thomas W LeBlancDuke Cancer Institute, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA. thomas.leblanc@duke.edu.
Duke University · USMassachusetts General Hospital · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A growing literature demonstrates that MDS is associated with significant impairments in overall quality of life. Given the poor prognosis for many patients with MDS, and the considerable morbidities associated with this disease, there is a critical need to address palliative and end-of-life care needs in this population. However, palliative and end-of-life care issues are under-represented in the MDS literature. In this article, we highlight a growing body of literature that demonstrates unmet palliative and end-of-life care needs in hematologic malignancies, including MDS, and highlight opportunities for further research and quality improvement initiatives to address unmet needs in MDS care.

Indexed as

Databases, FactualHematologic NeoplasmsHumansMyelodysplastic SyndromesPalliative CareQuality of LifeEnd-of-life careMyelodysplastic syndromesPalliative careQuality of life

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PMID27704467
OpenAlexW2529030973

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