The intersection of the medicare End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) benefit and hospice: An overview for home care and hospice clinicians

Home Healthcare Nurse

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 464-476

  Castner, Debra ^a   Bednarski, Donna ^b  

^a Jersey Coast Nephrology and Hypertension Associates   (United States)

^b HARPER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; DISEASE COURSE; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; MEDICARE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

AGED; DISEASE PROGRESSION; ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATION; HOSPICE CARE; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; MEDICARE; PALLIATIVE CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80052739405     PISSN: 0884741X     EISSN: 15390713     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NHH.0b013e31821fea6f     Document Type: Article

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