Urban and rural differences in end-of-life pain and treatment status on admission to a nursing facility

American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 51-57

  Bolin, Jane Nelson ^a   Phillips, Charles D ^a   Hawes, Catherine ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

End of life; Minimum data set; Nursing facilities; Rural; Terminal illness

Indexed keywords

EID: 31644451094     PISSN: 10499091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/104990910602300109     Document Type: Article

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