An Australian casemix classification for palliative care: Technical development and results

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 217-226

  Eagar, Kathy ^a   Green, Janette ^a   Gordon, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ambulatory care; Case mix; Casemix; Classification; Palliative care; Stage of illness

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CASE MIX; CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOME CARE; HOSPICE CARE; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; NEW ZEALAND; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; PREDICTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STAFF; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VARIANCE;

AMBULATORY CARE; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DATA COLLECTION; DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS; HUMANS; NEW SOUTH WALES; PALLIATIVE CARE;

EID: 2942657461     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/0269216304pm875oa     Document Type: Article

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