Editorial for Palliative Medicine Special Edition
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This special issue of Palliative Medicine considers different approaches to palliative care evaluation. It has its origin in a meeting organised in 2010 by the Capacity Building and Methodology Themes of the Cancer Experiences Collaborative (see next editorial), in light of an increasing recognition that the traditional randomised controlled trial (RCT) design does not always provide the best approach to much needed evaluation in palliative care.
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