Palliative care services in Pennsylvania nursing homes

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1054-1058

  Hodgson, Nancy ^a   Landsberg, Lisa ^a   Lehning, Amanda ^b   Kleban, Mort ^a  

^a Polisher Research Institute   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEREAVEMENT; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HUMAN; NURSING HOME; NURSING HOME PATIENT; PAIN; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RELIGION; RURAL AREA; SOCIAL ASPECT; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA;

HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; NURSING HOMES; PALLIATIVE CARE; PENNSYLVANIA;

EID: 33751037237     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2006.9.1054     Document Type: Article

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