Where Infants Die: Examination of Place of Death and Hospice/Home Health Care Options in the State of Wisconsin

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 269-277

  Leuthner, Steven R ^a,c   Boldt, Ann Morstad ^a   Kirby, Russell S ^b  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DEATH; DEATH CERTIFICATE; DYING; FAMILY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH SURVEY; HOME CARE; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; HYPOXIA; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; PERINATAL PERIOD; PLACE PREFERENCE; UNITED STATES;

ABNORMALITIES; CAUSE OF DEATH; DEATH CERTIFICATES; HOME CARE SERVICES; HOSPICE CARE; HUMANS; HYPOXIA-ISCHEMIA, BRAIN; INFANT; INFANT CARE; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; TERMINAL CARE; WISCONSIN;

EID: 1942446006     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/109662104773709396     Document Type: Article

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