Capturing the Costs of End-of-Life Care: Comparisons of Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, and Dementia

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 62-67

  McCrone, Paul ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Costs and cost analysis; dementia; health services; multiple sclerosis; palliative care; Parkinson's disease

Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEMENTIA; DISEASE COURSE; DYING; EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PARKINSON DISEASE; PATIENT CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELAPSE; REMISSION; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; TERMINAL CARE;

DEMENTIA; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PARKINSON DISEASE; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 67650115200     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2009.04.006     Document Type: Article

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