Where healthcare dollars are spent when pediatric palliative care is provided

Nursing Economics

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 175-178

  Ward Smith, Peggy ^a   Korphage, Rebecca M ^b   Hutto, C J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S MERCY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PEDIATRICS; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PALLIATIVE CARE; PEDIATRICS;

EID: 48049096161     PISSN: 07461739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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