End-of-life care: An agenda for policy improvement

Clinics in Geriatric Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 255-272

  Shugarman, Lisa R ^a   Lorenz, Karl ^a,b   Lynn, Joanne ^a,c  

^a RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^b Veterans Administration   (United States)

^c Washington Home Ctr Palliative C   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC DISEASE; DEMENTIA; DISEASE EXACERBATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MEDICAID; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICARE; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; PATIENT CARE; REVIEW; SOCIAL STRUCTURE; SUDDEN DEATH; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED STATES;

DEATH AND EUTHANASIA;

AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH STATUS; HOME CARE SERVICES, HOSPITAL-BASED; HOSPICE CARE; HUMANS; MEDICARE; PALLIATIVE CARE; TERMINAL CARE; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 11444253343     PISSN: 07490690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cger.2004.08.008     Document Type: Review

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