Assessment
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A systematic or non-systematic way of gathering relevant information, analyzing and making judgment on the basis of the available information.
Reference: World Health Organization. Definitions. Internet. Accessed August 7, 2009. Available at http://www.who.int/hac/about/definitions/en/
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Assess: to identify, describe, evaluate and validate information.
Reference: Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association. A Model to Guide Hospice Palliative Care. Appendices: Lexicon of Commonly Used Terms. Accessed June 21, 2009. Available at http://www.chpca.net/resource_doc_library/model_to_guide_hpc/Appendices-etc.pdf
