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Ishiki H, Miura T, Yokomichi N, Kodama M, Inoue K, Otomo S,

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Abbreviations Used

ACCI

CI

DSM-5

EASED

ECOG PS

IPOS

OME

OR

PCUs

PiPS-A

PPI

age-adjusted Charlson Comorbidity Index

confidence interval

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders 5

East Asian collaborative cross-cultural Study to

Elucidate the Dying process

Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status ()

Integrated Palliative Care Outcome Scale

oral morphine equivalent

odds ratio

palliative care units

Prognosis in Palliative Care Study predictor models-A

Palliative Prognostic Index

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