Geographic access to hospice in the United States

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1331-1338

  Carlson, Melissa D A ^a   Bradley, Elizabeth H ^b   Du, Qingling ^a   Morrison, R Sean ^a,c  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; GEOGRAPHY; HOSPICE; HUMAN; INCOME; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; POPULATION DENSITY; UNITED STATES;

CENSUSES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOSPICES; LOGISTIC MODELS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78649373137     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2010.0209     Document Type: Article

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