Debility, unspecified: A terminal diagnosis

American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 38-44

  Kinzbrunner, Barry M ^a   Weinreb, Neal J ^b   Merriman, Melanie Pratt ^a  

^a VITAS Healthcare Corporation   (United States)

^b Healthcare Corporation of Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DECISION TREE; DIAGNOSIS RELATED GROUP; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SURVIVAL; SURVIVAL RATE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; COMORBIDITY; DECISION TREES; DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HOSPICE CARE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0030294079     PISSN: 10499091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/104990919601300614     Document Type: Article

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