The terrible choice: Re-evaluating hospice eligibility criteria for cancer

Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 953-959

  Casarett, David J ^a   Fishman, Jessica M ^a   Lu, Hien L ^a   O'Dwyer, Peter J ^a   Barg, Frances K ^a   Naylor, Mary D ^a   Asch, David A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER CENTER; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER SURVIVAL; CANCER THERAPY; CAREGIVER BURDEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; ETHNICITY; FAMILY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HEALTH SERVICE; HOME; HOSPICE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LIFE SUSTAINING TREATMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICARE; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING; ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATION; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HOSPICE CARE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICARE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PATIENT SELECTION; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 60849130143     PISSN: 0732183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/JCO.2008.17.8079     Document Type: Article

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