Changes in end-of-life care over the past decade: More not better

JAMA

Volumn 309, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 489-490

  Jenq, Grace ^a   Tinetti, Mary E ^a,b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; DEMENTIA; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE TRANSITION; HOME CARE; HOSPICE CARE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICAL FEE; MEDICARE; MORTALITY; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 84873244359     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2013.73     Document Type: Editorial

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