Quality of care and rehospitalization rate in the last stage of disease in brain tumor patients assisted at home: A cost effectiveness study

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 225-227

  Pace, Andrea ^a   Di Lorenzo, Cherubino ^b   Capon, Alessandra ^c   Villani, Veronica ^a   Benincasa, Dario ^a   Guariglia, Lara ^a   Salvati, Maurizio ^d   Brogna, Christian ^d   Mantini, Valentino ^e   Mastromattei, Antonio ^c   Pompili, Alfredo ^a  

^a REGINA ELENA NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b IRCCS FONDAZIONE DON CARLO GNOCCHI   (Italy)

^c Regional Public Health Agency   (Italy)

^d POLICLINICO UMBERTO I   (Italy)

^e Health Department   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; STEROID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; CANCER STAGING; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

BRAIN NEOPLASMS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT READMISSION; PILOT PROJECTS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROME;

EID: 84857493110     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: 15577740     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2011.0306     Document Type: Article

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