Likelihood of home death associated with local rates of home birth: Influence of local area health preferences on site of death

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 96, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1243-1248

  Silveira, Maria J ^a,b,g   Copeland, Laurel A ^c,d   Feudtner, Chris ^e,f  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c SOUTH TEXAS VETERANS HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^d University of Texas Health Science Center   (United States)

^e CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^g University of Pennsylvania ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DEATH; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOME; HOME DELIVERY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PREDICTION; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; COHORT STUDIES; CULTURE; DEATH CERTIFICATES; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOME CARE SERVICES; HOME CHILDBIRTH; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTAL SERVICE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES; SOCIAL VALUES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WASHINGTON;

EID: 33745660074     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2005.063057     Document Type: Article

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