Medicare Hospice Referral Criteria for Patients with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: A Need for Improvement

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 47-53

  McCluskey, Leo ^a,c   Houseman, Gail ^b  

^a Gtr Philadelphia Chapter ALS Assoc   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c Penn Neurological Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; DEHYDRATION; DYING; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALNUTRITION; MEDICARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SURVIVAL; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TERMINAL CARE;

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATION; HOSPICE CARE; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; MEDICARE; PENNSYLVANIA; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 1242274625     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/109662104322737241     Document Type: Review

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