Promoting a "good death": Determinants of pain-management policies in the United States

Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 907-941

  Imhof, Sara L ^a   Kaskie, Brian ^b  

^a Concord Coalition ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; DEATH; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; PAIN; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED STATES;

HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; PAIN; POLICY MAKING; STATE GOVERNMENT; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 54749152484     PISSN: 03616878     EISSN: 15271927     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1215/03616878-2008-024     Document Type: Article

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