Charity for the dying: Who receives unreimbursed hospice care?

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 585-591

  Lorenz, Karl A ^a,b   Rosenfeld, Kenneth E ^a,b   Asch, Steven M ^a,b   Ettner, Susan L ^b  

^a VA GREATER LOS ANGELES HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER; DATA BASE; DEATH; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICARE; MOTIVATION; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; REIMBURSEMENT; SOCIAL WELFARE; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0042976475     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/109662103768253696     Document Type: Article

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