Physician factors that influence patient referrals to end-of-life care

American Journal of Managed Care

Volumn 18, Issue 11, 2012, Pages

  Kogan, Alexis Coulourides ^a   Brumley, Richard ^b   Wilber, Kathleen ^a   Enguidanos, Susan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIVARIATE ANALYSIS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; FEMALE; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; TERMINAL CARE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE CARE; PHYSICIANS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 84872328310     PISSN: 10880224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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