Disparity in Hospice Utilization by African American Patients With Cancer

American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 346-354

  Ramey, Stephen J ^a,b   Chin, Steve H ^a,b  

^a Department of Medicine   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; barrier; cancer; disparity; hospice; Medicare; minority; palliative care

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; INSURANCE; NEOPLASM; PATIENT PREFERENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGE FACTORS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HOSPICE CARE; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT PREFERENCE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84864266152     PISSN: 10499091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049909111423804     Document Type: Article

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