Utilization of medical services at the end of life in older adults with cognitive impairment: Focus on outliers

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 400-407

  Haller, Irina V ^a   Gessert, Charles E ^a  

^a SMDC Health System   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMORBIDITY; FAMILY; HOSPITAL CHARGE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MEDICARE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NURSING HOME PATIENT; PATIENT; SAMPLE SIZE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COGNITION DISORDERS; COMORBIDITY; DECISION MAKING; ENTERAL NUTRITION; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; MINNESOTA; NURSING HOMES; PALLIATIVE CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RESUSCITATION ORDERS; TERMINAL CARE; TEXAS;

EID: 34248370462     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2006.0129     Document Type: Article

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