A month in an acute palliative care unit: Clinical interventions and financial outcomes

American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 550-555

  Elsayem, Ahmed ^a   Calderon, Bianca B ^a   Camarines, Eden M ^a   Lopez, Gabriel ^a   Bruera, Eduardo ^a   Fadul, Nada A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

acute model; acute palliative care unit; APCU; clinical interventions; palliative

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER CENTER; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPICE CARE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NEOPLASM; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; CANCER CARE FACILITIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOSPICE CARE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TEXAS;

EID: 82955225400     PISSN: 10499091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049909111404024     Document Type: Article

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