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. 2012 Feb 21;17(3):428–435. doi: 10.1634/theoncologist.2011-0326

Table 2.

ECOG Performance Status of PCCS (n = 842; 8 not done) and PCU (n = 591; 10 not done) patients

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aRatio of the absolute difference in percentage points between the two groups and the respective proportion of the PCCS group.

bNewcombe's method.

cχ2 test.

dThis difference of −20% and its respective CI and p-value refers to the sum of the ECOG score 0, 1, and 2 group and not only to the ECOG 0 score group.

Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; ECOG, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group; PCCS, palliative care consulting service; PCU inpatient acute palliative care unit.