Factors that influence the presence of a hospice in a rural community

Journal of Nursing Scholarship

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 420-428

  Campbell, Cathy L ^a   Merwin, Elizabeth ^a   Yan, Guofen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Health disparities; Health policy; Quantitative methodology; Terminal care palliative care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CERTIFICATION; DEMOGRAPHY; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL STAFF; MEDICARE; MINORITY GROUP; NURSE ATTITUDE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RURAL HEALTH CARE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

CERTIFICATION; ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATION; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPICES; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MEDICAL STAFF; MEDICARE; MINORITY GROUPS; MODELS, ECONOMIC; NURSE'S ROLE; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE LOCATION; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70450265213     PISSN: 15276546     EISSN: 15475069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1547-5069.2009.01310.x     Document Type: Article

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