Age and gender differences in health care utilization and spending for medicare beneficiaries in their last years of life

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 705-712

  Bird, Chloe E ^a   Shugarman, Lisa R ^a   Lynn, Joanne ^a,b  

^a RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^b Washington Home Center for Palliative Care Studies   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICARE; SEX DIFFERENCE; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 0036804916     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/109662102320880525     Document Type: Article

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