The role of the family physician in the referral and management of hospice patients

American Family Physician

Volumn 77, Issue 6, 2008, Pages

  Weckmann, Michelle T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITALS AND CLINICS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ONDANSETRON; PROCHLORPERAZINE MALEATE;

AMBULATORY CARE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONFLICT; CONFLICT MANAGEMENT; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEATH CERTIFICATE; DEMENTIA; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; FAILURE TO THRIVE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HOSPICE CARE; HOSPICE PATIENT; HOSPITAL BILLING; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL FEE; MEDICAL ORDER; MEDICARE; METASTASIS; NAUSEA; NEOPLASM; NURSING CARE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; REIMBURSEMENT; REVIEW; TERMINAL CARE; TERMINAL DISEASE; TERMINALLY ILL PATIENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT SELECTION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE;

HOSPICE CARE; HUMANS; PATIENT SELECTION; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 42449149086     PISSN: 0002838X     EISSN: 0002838X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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