Kokua Mau: A statewide effort to improve end-of-life care

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 313-323

  Braun, Kathryn L ^a   Zir, Ana ^a   Crocker, Joanna ^b   Seely, Marilyn R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b Hawaii Executive Office on Aging   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASSISTED SUICIDE; AWARENESS; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; LIVING WILL; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADVANCE DIRECTIVES; ADVISORY COMMITTEES; AGED; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; FEMALE; HAWAII; HEALTH POLICY; HOSPICE CARE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE CARE; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 18844410285     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2005.8.313     Document Type: Article

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