Is length of stay on hospice a critical quality of care indicator?

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 290-292

  Quill, Timothy E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER CENTER; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICIAN;

DECISION MAKING; HOSPICE CARE; HUMANS; KARNOFSKY PERFORMANCE STATUS; LENGTH OF STAY; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 34248388426     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2006.9984     Document Type: Editorial

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