Hospice use by Hispanic and non-Hispanic white cancer decedents

Health Services Research

Volumn 39, Issue 4 I, 2004, Pages 969-984

  Lackan, Nuha A ^a,b   Ostir, Glenn V ^b   Freeman, Jean L ^b   Kuo, Yong Fang ^a,b   Zhang, Dong D ^a,b   Goodwin, James S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

^b University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; End of life care; Hispanics; Hospice; Minority health

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER CENTER; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER PATIENT; COLORECTAL CANCER; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPICE; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MEDICARE; MINORITY GROUP; PROSTATE CANCER; RURAL AREA; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA;

EID: 3142754076     PISSN: 00179124     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6773.2004.00267.x     Document Type: Article

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