María Nabal

3.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
30 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

María Nabal is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, María Nabal has authored 30 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 10 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and 8 papers in Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine. Recurrent topics in María Nabal's work include Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues (16 papers), Cancer survivorship and care (8 papers) and Pain Management and Opioid Use (7 papers). María Nabal is often cited by papers focused on Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues (16 papers), Cancer survivorship and care (8 papers) and Pain Management and Opioid Use (7 papers). María Nabal collaborates with scholars based in Spain, United Kingdom and Italy. María Nabal's co-authors include Cinzia Brunelli, Augusto Caraceni, Philip Larkin, Stein Kaasa, Marco Maltoni, Bert Broeckaert, Geoffrey Hanks, Antonio Viganò, Nicholas A. Christakis and Franco De Conno and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Clinical Oncology, Annals of Oncology and BMJ Open.

In The Last Decade

María Nabal

30 papers receiving 1.1k citations

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Prognostic Factors in Advanced Cancer Patients: Evidence-Based Clinical Recommendations—A Study by the Steering Committee of the European Association for Palliative Care

2005 515 citations Marco Maltoni, Augusto Caraceni et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
María Nabal Spain	12	544	362	347	233	202	30	1.2k
F. Elsner Germany	16	665 1.2×	212 0.6×	295 0.9×	184 0.8×	126 0.6×	55	1.1k
Wendy H. Oldenmenger Netherlands	20	576 1.1×	496 1.4×	559 1.6×	530 2.3×	159 0.8×	54	1.5k
Monica Indelli Italy	13	738 1.4×	798 2.2×	404 1.2×	84 0.4×	136 0.7×	29	1.5k
Mary Baines United Kingdom	12	260 0.5×	158 0.4×	157 0.5×	117 0.5×	442 2.2×	20	837
Isseki Maeda Japan	21	642 1.2×	271 0.7×	226 0.7×	74 0.3×	103 0.5×	96	1.5k
Kathy Spachynski Canada	10	237 0.4×	189 0.5×	277 0.8×	212 0.9×	193 1.0×	10	701
Ulf E. Kongsgaard Norway	21	129 0.2×	106 0.3×	229 0.7×	396 1.7×	485 2.4×	79	1.2k
M. Härle United States	10	306 0.6×	908 2.5×	414 1.2×	77 0.3×	193 1.0×	13	1.3k
Verna A. Rhodes United States	18	328 0.6×	1.2k 3.3×	669 1.9×	73 0.3×	480 2.4×	29	2.0k
M. Elmer United States	10	248 0.5×	177 0.5×	185 0.5×	133 0.6×	1.1k 5.5×	13	1.7k

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Querido, Ana, et al.. (2024). Spiritual Care[Givers] Competence in Palliative Care: A Scoping Review. Healthcare. 12(11). 1059–1059. 8 indexed citations

Stone, Patrick, Peter Buckle, Ross D. Dolan, et al.. (2023). Prognostic evaluation in patients with advanced cancer in the last months of life: ESMO Clinical Practice Guideline. ESMO Open. 8(2). 101195–101195. 25 indexed citations

Vagnildhaug, Ola Magne, Cinzia Brunelli, Marianne Jensen Hjermstad, et al.. (2019). A prospective study examining cachexia predictors in patients with incurable cancer. BMC Palliative Care. 18(1). 46–46. 22 indexed citations

Flores, Silvia Librada, et al.. (2018). Development and Management of Networks of Care at the End of Life (the REDCUIDA Intervention): Protocol for a Nonrandomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Research Protocols. 7(10). e10515–e10515. 7 indexed citations

Nabal, María, et al.. (2017). The Spanish Adaptation of the Palliative Performance Scale (Version 2) Among Cancer Patients at the End of Life: Psychometric Properties. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 54(4). 570–577.e5. 11 indexed citations

Martínez‐Alonso, Montserrat, et al.. (2014). The effect on quality of life of vitamin D administration for advanced cancer treatment (VIDAFACT study): protocol of a randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open. 4(12). e006128–e006128. 7 indexed citations

Nabal, María, et al.. (2014). Sedación paliativa: situación actual y áreas de mejora. Revista de Calidad Asistencial. 29(2). 104–111. 9 indexed citations

Nabal, María, et al.. (2014). New Symptom-Based Predictive Tool for Survival at Seven and Thirty Days Developed by Palliative Home Care Teams. Journal of Palliative Medicine. 17(10). 1158–1163. 4 indexed citations

Nabal, María, et al.. (2013). Patients attended by palliative care teams: are they always comparable populations?. SpringerPlus. 2(1). 177–177. 4 indexed citations

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Centeno, Carlos, Álvaro Sanz Rubiales, Daniel Ramos, et al.. (2012). Multicentre, double-blind, randomised placebo-controlled clinical trial on the efficacy of methylphenidate on depressive symptoms in advanced cancer patients. BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care. 2(4). 328–333. 11 indexed citations

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Nabal, María, Silvia Librada Flores, María J. Redondo, et al.. (2011). The role of paracetamol and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in addition to WHO Step III opioids in the control of pain in advanced cancer. A systematic review of the literature. Palliative Medicine. 26(4). 305–312. 63 indexed citations

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Noguera, Antonio Vercher, Carlos Centeno, Silvia Librada Flores, & María Nabal. (2010). Clinical use of oral laxatives in palliative care services in Spain. Supportive Care in Cancer. 18(11). 1491–1494. 10 indexed citations

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Nabal, María, et al.. (2009). Satisfacción de los familiares atendidos por un equipo de soporte en un hospital universitario. Medicina Paliativa. 16(6). 328–333. 4 indexed citations

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Nabal, María, et al.. (2009). Ketamina fue efectiva en el tratamiento del dolor en un paciente con neoplasia de pulmón pero no en el tratamiento de la disnea. Medicina Paliativa. 16(1). 9–11. 1 indexed citations

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Gómez‐Batiste, Xavier, Josep Porta-Sales, Antonio Pascual, et al.. (2007). Catalonia WHO Palliative Care Demonstration Project at 15 Years (2005). Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 33(5). 584–590. 56 indexed citations

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Nabal, María. (2006). Un editorial abierto al mundo en una revista abierta al mundo. Medicina Paliativa. 13(2). 57–58. 1 indexed citations

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Porcel, José M., Antonieta Salud, María Nabal, et al.. (2006). Rapid pleurodesis with doxycycline through a small-bore catheter for the treatment of metastatic malignant effusions. Supportive Care in Cancer. 14(5). 475–478. 26 indexed citations

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Nabal, María, Antonio Pascual, & Antonio Llombart‐Cussac. (2006). Valoración general del paciente oncológico avanzado. Principios de control de síntomas. Atención Primaria. 38(Supl.2). 21–28. 6 indexed citations

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Serra‐Prat, Mateu, et al.. (2004). Traducción, adaptación y validación de la Palliative Care Outcome Scale al español. Medicina Clínica. 123(11). 406–412. 28 indexed citations

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Gómez‐Batiste, Xavier, et al.. (2002). Breakthrough Cancer Pain. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 24(1). 45–52. 127 indexed citations

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