The impact of gender and marital status on end-of-life care: Evidence from the National Mortality Follow-Back Survey

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 343-352

  Wachterman, Melissa W ^a,c   Sommers, Benjamin D ^b  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CAUSE OF DEATH; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIVORCE; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MEDICAID; MORTALITY; NURSING HOME; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPOUSE; TERMINAL CARE; WIDOW;

AGED; COHORT STUDIES; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 33646519460     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2006.9.343     Document Type: Article

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