Trend of Urban-Rural Disparities in Hospice Utilization in Taiwan

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2013, Pages

  Lin, Yi Hsuan ^a   Chen, Yi Chun ^b   Tseng, Yen Han ^c   Lin, Ming Hwai ^c,d   Hwang, Shinn Jang ^c,d   Chen, Tzeng Ji ^c,d   Chou, Li Fang ^e  

^a KAOHSIUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b Taitung Veterans Hospital   (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e NATIONAL CHENGCHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE; PATIENT REFERRAL; SOLID TUMOR; TAIWAN; TREND STUDY; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HOSPICE CARE; HOSPICES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE CARE; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; TAIWAN; URBAN HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 84876841227     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0062492     Document Type: Article

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