Palliative care management services in a Medicare Social HMO

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 109-111

  Nidetz, Allison ^a   Fishman, Eliot ^b   Jacobs, Madeline ^b   Daniels, Caryn ^b   Tamang, Suzanne ^b  

^a Pop Health Management Elderplan   (United States)

^b Metropolitan Jewish Health System   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MEDICARE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT SELECTION;

EID: 12344299687     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2004.11.002     Document Type: Short Survey

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