Characterizing hospice services in the United States

Gerontologist

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 25-31

  Smith, Maureen A ^a   Seplaki, Christopher ^b   Biagtan, Mark ^a   DuPreez, Amanda ^c   Cleary, James ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Caregivers; End of life; Hospices; Social support; Spirituality

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEREAVEMENT COUNSELING; CAREGIVER; ENTEROSTOMAL THERAPY NURSING; HEALTH SURVEY; HOME CARE; HOME REHABILITATION; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REHABILITATION CARE; RESPITE CARE; SOCIAL CARE; SOCIAL WORK; SPEECH THERAPY; SPIRITUAL CARE; UNITED STATES; VOCATIONAL EDUCATION;

EID: 41849144465     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/48.1.25     Document Type: Article

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