Erratum: Palliative radiotherapy in medicare-certified freestanding hospices (Journal of Pain and Symptom Management (2009) 37, 5, (780-787) DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2008.05.003);Palliative Radiotherapy in Medicare-Certified Freestanding Hospices

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 780-787

  Jarosek, Stephanie L ^a   Virnig, Beth A ^a   Feldman, Roger ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

hospice; Medicare; palliative radiation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; MEDICARE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; POPULATION RESEARCH;

EID: 67349216360     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: 18736513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2011.06.002     Document Type: Erratum

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