Diagnostic classifications and resource utilization of decedents served by the Department of Veterans Affairs

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1137-1145

  Duffy, Sonia A ^a,b,e   Copeland, Laurel A ^c   Hopp, Faith P ^a,d   Zalenski, Robert J ^d  

^a Health Services Research and Development   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^c SOUTH TEXAS VETERANS HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^d WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e VA ANN ARBOR HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CANCER; CANCER MORTALITY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; KIDNEY DISEASE; LUNG INSUFFICIENCY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; OUTPATIENT CARE; SEX DIFFERENCE; VETERAN;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAUSE OF DEATH; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH RESOURCES; HEART FAILURE; HOSPICE CARE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; MALE; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS;

EID: 35948946881     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2006.0256     Document Type: Article

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