The Ohio hospice bereavement study: Meeting NHPCO standards

American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 448-458

  Rathbun, Ann ^a   Denham, Sharon A ^a   McCarthy, Craig C ^a  

^a OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bereavement; Hospice; Hospice management; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEREAVEMENT; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DATA ANALYSIS; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPICE CARE; ORGANIZATION; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; STANDARD; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 6344247723     PISSN: 10499091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/104990910302000607     Document Type: Article

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