Clinical and Economic Impact of Palliative Care Consultation

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 340-346

  Hanson, Laura C ^a   Usher, Barbara ^b   Spragens, Lynn ^c   Bernard, Stephen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Spragens and Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

Palliative care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEART DISEASE; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; INFECTION; KIDNEY FAILURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NEOPLASM; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

AGED; CONSULTANTS; COST SAVINGS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL COSTS; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; PALLIATIVE CARE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 40849139187     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2007.06.008     Document Type: Article

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