Nursing home participation in end-of-life programs: United States, 2004

American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 354-360

  Resnick, Helaine E ^a,b   Foster, Gregory L ^a   Hickman, Susan E ^c  

^a American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging   (United States)

^b GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Advance directive; End of life care; Epidemiology; Nursing home; Survey

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HUMAN; LIVING WILL; NURSING HOME; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; STATISTICS; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED STATES;

ADVANCE CARE PLANNING; ADVANCE DIRECTIVES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HUMANS; NURSING HOMES; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70350547831     PISSN: 10499091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049909109333933     Document Type: Article

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