Changing the cultural view and coverage of end-of-life care

American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 365-368

  DeFanti, Thomas R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Caregiver; Consumed product; Cost shifting; Evidence based medicine; Medicare; Stakeholder

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INSURANCE; MEDICARE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; PERCEPTION; STATISTICS; TERMINAL CARE; TERMINALLY ILL PATIENT; UNITED STATES;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; MEDICARE; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT CARE TEAM; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; TERMINAL CARE; TERMINALLY ILL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77955318347     PISSN: 10499091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049909110361732     Document Type: Article

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