Geographic Variation in Hospice Use in the United States in 2002

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 277-285

  Connor, Stephen R ^a   Elwert, Felix ^a   Spence, Carol ^a   Christakis, Nicholas A ^a  

^a National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization   (United States)

Author keywords

database; Hospice; mortality; palliative

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPICE; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; KIDNEY DISEASE; NEPHRITIS; PNEUMONIA; SEPSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CAUSE OF DEATH; CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (U.S.); CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES (U.S.); DEATH CERTIFICATES; DEMOGRAPHY; HOSPICE CARE; HUMANS; INSURANCE CLAIM REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34548417962     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2007.03.007     Document Type: Article

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