Hospice care for persons with dementia: The growth of access in US nursing homes

American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and other Dementias

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 666-673

  Miller, Susan C ^a   Lima, Julie C ^a   Mitchell, Susan L ^b,c  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Deaconess Medical Center   (United States)

^c Department of Medicine ^*  (Israel)

Author keywords

death; dementia; hospice; length of stay; nursing home

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICARE; NURSING HOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78649970909     PISSN: 15333175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1533317510385809     Document Type: Article

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