End-of-life care in nursing homes: The interface of policy, research, and practice

Behavioral Sciences and the Law

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 271-286

  Blevins, Dean ^a   Deason Howell, Lucinda M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AKRON   (United States)

^b Department of Public Administration and Urban Studies ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL RESEARCH; ECOLOGY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPICE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICARE; NURSING HOME; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; POLICY; REVIEW; TERMINAL CARE;

HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; NURSING HOMES; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RESEARCH; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 0036086824     PISSN: 07353936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bsl.486     Document Type: Review

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