Hospice Care in the Nursing Home Setting: A Review of the Literature

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 440-451

  Stevenson, David G ^a   Bramson, Jeffrey S ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

hospice; Medicaid; Medicare; Nursing home

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPICE CARE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; NURSING HOME; PAIN; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW;

AGED; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; HOSPICE CARE; HUMANS; NURSING HOMES; PUBLIC POLICY; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 69549128091     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2009.05.006     Document Type: Review

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