Understanding hospice - An underutilized option for life's final chapter

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 357, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 321-324

  Gazelle, Gail ^a,b  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b MD Can Help   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; CAREGIVER; CASE REPORT; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY CARE UNIT; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DYING; EXTUBATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPICE CARE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; MALE; MEDICARE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; TERMINAL CARE; VENTILATOR;

EID: 34547195341     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMp078067     Document Type: Article

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