The role of race and ethnicity in predicting length of hospice care among older adults

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 149-153

  Park, Nan S ^a   Carrion, Iraida V ^a   Lee, Beom S ^a   Dobbs, Debra ^a   Shin, Hae Jung ^b   Becker, Marion A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b Gwang Social Welfare Center   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; ELDERLY CARE; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RACE; SURVIVAL;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; FLORIDA; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HOSPICE CARE; HOSPICES; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MINORITY GROUPS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 84863166285     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: 15577740     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2011.0220     Document Type: Article

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