A comparison of utilization of hospice services between hispanics and whites

Journal of Hospice and Palliative Nursing

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 328-336

  Adams, Carolyn E ^a   Horn, Kathryn ^b   Bader, Julia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO   (United States)

^b TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Health disparities; Hispanics; Hospice; Services utilization

Indexed keywords

EID: 38349021323     PISSN: 15222179     EISSN: 15390705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00129191-200511000-00013     Document Type: Article

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