Differences in level of care at the end of life according to race

American Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 335-343

  Johnson, Rebecca W ^a   Newby, L Kristin ^a   Granger, Christopher B ^a   Cook, Wendy A ^b   Peterson, Eric D ^a   Echols, Melvin ^a   Bride, Wanda ^a   Granger, Bradi B ^c  

^a University Health System in Durham   (United States)

^b NAVAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; LIVING WILL; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; RACE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS; TERMINAL CARE; ANCESTRY GROUP; PROCEDURES; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADVANCE DIRECTIVES; AGED; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX FACTORS; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 77957940721     PISSN: 10623264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4037/ajcc2010161     Document Type: Article

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