Outpatient palliative care practices

Archives of Internal Medicine

Volumn 170, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 654-655

  Rabow, Michael W ^a   Smith, Alexander K ^b   Braun, Janet L ^c   Weissman, David E ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Palliative Care Center of the Bluegrass   (United States)

^d FROEDTERT MEMORIAL LUTHERAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LETTER; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SERVICE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AMBULATORY CARE; HUMANS; PALLIATIVE CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77950990887     PISSN: 00039926     EISSN: 15383679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archinternmed.2010.56     Document Type: Letter

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