Financing palliative care

Clinics in Geriatric Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 767-781

  Von Gunten, Charles F ^a,b,c  

^a Center for Palliative Studies   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c CA 92103 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPITATION FEE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOME CARE; HOSPICE CARE; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; MANAGED CARE; MEDICAID; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICARE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; REIMBURSEMENT; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

HOSPICE CARE; HUMANS; PALLIATIVE CARE; REIMBURSEMENT MECHANISMS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 8444228310     PISSN: 07490690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cger.2004.07.008     Document Type: Review

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