Assessing the financial impact of an inpatient acute palliative care unit in a tertiary care teaching hospital

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 289-294

  Albanese, Teresa H ^a   Radwany, Steven M ^a   Mason, Hallie ^a   Gayomali, Charina ^a   Dieter, Kevin ^a  

^a SUMMA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST OF ILLNESS; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL FINANCE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT TRANSPORT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

AGED; FEMALE; HOSPITAL COSTS; HOSPITAL UNITS; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TERTIARY HEALTHCARE;

EID: 84874467569     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: 15577740     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2012.0243     Document Type: Article

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