The effects of an inpatient palliative care team on discharge disposition

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 541-548

  Brody, Abraham Aizer ^a,c   Ciemins, Elizabeth ^b   Newman, Jeffrey ^a   Harrington, Charlene ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b BILLINGS CLINIC   (United States)

^c SUTTER HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; HOME CARE; HOSPICE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK FACTOR;

AGED; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH SERVICES; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS, URBAN; HUMANS; MALE; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 77952857911     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2009.0300     Document Type: Article

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