Are regional variations in end-of-life care intensity explained by patient preferences?: A study of the US medicare population

Medical Care

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 386-393

  Barnato, Amber E ^a   Herndon, M Brooke ^b   Anthony, Denise L ^c   Gallagher, Patricia M ^d   Skinner, Jonathan S ^e   Bynum, Julie P W ^e   Fisher, Elliott S ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Dartmouth College   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

^e DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^f VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Health care costs; Medicare; Patient satisfaction; Physician's practice patterns; Terminal care

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ECONOMICS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; MEDICARE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; STATISTICS; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED STATES;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; MEDICARE PART A; MEDICARE PART B; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES;

EID: 34247357447     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.mlr.0000255248.79308.41     Document Type: Article

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