Reforming care for persons near the end of life: The promise of quality improvement

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 137, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 117-122

  Lynn, Joanne ^a   Nolan, Kevin ^a   Kabcenell, Andrea ^a   Weissman, David ^a   Milne, Casey ^a   Berwick, Donald M ^a   Snyder, Lois ^a  

^a AMERICAN COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HOSPICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL RECORD; NURSING HOME; PAIN; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; TERMINALLY ILL PATIENT;

EID: 0037118666     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-137-2-200207160-00010     Document Type: Review

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