Influence of patient preferences and local health system characteristics on the place of death

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 46, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 1242-1250

  Pritchard, Robert S ^a,b   Fisher, Elliott S ^a,b   Teno, Joan M ^c   Sharp, Sandra M ^b   Reding, Douglas J ^d   Knaus, William A ^e   Wennberg, John E ^b   Lynn, Joanne ^f  

^a VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d MARSHFIELD CLINIC   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^f GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DATA BASE; DEATH; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICARE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0031693299     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1998.tb04540.x     Document Type: Article

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