Barriers to hospice care in Alabama: Provider-based perceptions

American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 153-160

  Jenkins, Todd M ^a   Chapman, Kathryn L ^b   Ritchie, Christine S ^c   Arnett, Donna K ^d   McGwin Jr , Gerald ^d   Cofield, Stacey S ^d   Maetz, H Micheal ^d  

^a CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Alabama; health personnel; hospice; medicare; palliative care; questionnaire

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DEMOGRAPHY; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICARE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHYSICIAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TIME; TRUST; UNITED STATES;

ALABAMA; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMMUNICATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HOSPICE CARE; HUMANS; MEDICARE; PHYSICIANS; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; TIME FACTORS; TRUST; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79955541663     PISSN: 10499091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049909110380199     Document Type: Article

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