Patterns of community-based end-of-life care in rural areas of the United States

Policy, Politics, and Nursing Practice

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 71-81

  Madigan, Elizabeth A ^a   Wiencek, Clareen A ^a   Vander Schrier, Ann L ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

End of life care; Home health care; Hospice; Rural health; Skilled nursing facility care

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HOME CARE; HOSPICE; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; MULTICENTER STUDY; NURSING HOME; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; RURAL HEALTH CARE; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED STATES;

AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOME CARE SERVICES; HOSPICE CARE; HOSPICES; HUMANS; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 65249189410     PISSN: 15271544     EISSN: 15527468     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1527154409333861     Document Type: Article

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