Distance from home when death occurs: A population-based study of Washington State, 1989-2002

Pediatrics

Volumn 117, Issue 5, 2006, Pages

  Feudtner, Chris ^a   Silveira, Maria J ^b   Shabbout, Mayadah ^a   Hoskins, Richard E ^c  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^b VA ANN ARBOR HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

End of life; Geography; Hospice care; Hospitalization; Palliative care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH SERVICE; HOME; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TIME OF DEATH; UNITED STATES; ADOLESCENT; AGED; DEATH; DEMOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; INFANT; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING HOME; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; TERMINAL CARE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEATH; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING HOMES; PALLIATIVE CARE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; TERMINAL CARE; WASHINGTON;

EID: 33646841148     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 02105721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2005-2078     Document Type: Article

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