The 107th Congress' Legislative proposals concerning end-of-life care

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 819-827

  Goldstein, Nathan E ^a   Lynn, Joanne ^b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WA Home Ctr Palliative Care Studs   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPICE; HUMAN; LAW; LONG TERM CARE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; TERMINALLY ILL PATIENT; AGED; LEGAL ASPECT; PATIENT ADVOCACY; POLITICS; REVIEW; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED STATES;

AGED; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HUMANS; LOBBYING; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT ADVOCACY; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036883045     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/10966210260499005     Document Type: Article

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