Inconsistent conclusions on QoL outcomes from the same clinical trial

Affiliations

¹ Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG), Im Mediapark 8, 50670, Cologne, Germany. stefan.lange@iqwig.de.
² Department of Palliative Care, University Medical Center Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.
³ Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG), Im Mediapark 8, 50670, Cologne, Germany.
⁴ Institute for Public Health and Nursing Research (IPP), University of Bremen, Bremen, Germany.
⁵ Department of Palliative Medicine, University Hospital of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.

Comment

Stefan Lange et al. Gastric Cancer. 2016 Jan.

. 2016 Jan;19(1):318-9.

doi: 10.1007/s10120-015-0499-7. Epub 2015 Apr 18.

¹ Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG), Im Mediapark 8, 50670, Cologne, Germany. stefan.lange@iqwig.de.
² Department of Palliative Care, University Medical Center Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.
³ Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG), Im Mediapark 8, 50670, Cologne, Germany.
⁴ Institute for Public Health and Nursing Research (IPP), University of Bremen, Bremen, Germany.
⁵ Department of Palliative Medicine, University Hospital of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.

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