Differences in hospice care between home and institutional settings

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1040-1047

  Stevenson, David G ^a   Huskamp, Haiden A ^a   Grabowski, David C ^a   Keating, Nancy L ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER; ETHNICITY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOME CARE; HOSPICE CARE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MEDICARE; NURSING HOME; SCORING SYSTEM;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH FACILITIES; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HOME CARE SERVICES; HOSPICE CARE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; NURSING HOMES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 35948978447     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2007.0071     Document Type: Article

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