Profit status and delivery of hospice care for infants: The mediating role of pediatric knowledge

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1369-1373

  Lindley, Lisa C ^a   Mixer, Sandy ^a   MacK, Jennifer W ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD CARE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; INFANT; KNOWLEDGE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PEDIATRICIAN; PROFIT;

CALIFORNIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HOSPICE CARE; HOSPICES; HOSPITALS, PROPRIETARY; HOSPITALS, VOLUNTARY; HUMANS; INFANT; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; ORGANIZATIONS, NONPROFIT; PEDIATRICS; TERMINALLY ILL;

EID: 84870606541     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: 15577740     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2012.0214     Document Type: Article

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