Deaths in an Academic Medical Center

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1260-1263

  Lagman, Ruth L ^a   Walsh, Declan ^a,b,c   Kunkle, Chad ^c   LeGrand, Susan B ^a   Davis, Mellar P ^a  

^a TAUSSIG CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b H R Horvitz Ctr Palliative Med   (United States)

^c LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CHILD; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DATA BASE; DEATH; DIAGNOSIS RELATED GROUP; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART SURGERY; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PNEUMONIA; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; REVIEW; SEX RATIO; TRACHEOTOMY; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; ADULT; AGED; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OHIO;

EID: 33845987075     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2006.9.1260     Document Type: Review

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