Financial outcomes of palliative care services in an intensive care unit

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 7-

  Ravakhah, Keyvan ^a   Chideme Munodawafa, Auxilia ^a   Nakagawa, Shunichi ^a  

^a Huron Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMERGENCY WARD; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LETTER; MORTALITY; PALLIATIVE THERAPY;

AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PALLIATIVE CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 74549125723     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2009.0255     Document Type: Letter

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