A nationwide study comparing end-of-life care for men and women veterans

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 734-740

  Ersek, Mary ^a,b   Smith, Dawn ^a   Cannuscio, Carolyn ^c   Richardson, Diane M ^a   Moore, Denise ^a  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEREAVEMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ETHNICITY; FAMILY ATTITUDE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPIRITUAL CARE; TERMINAL CARE; VETERAN; WORKLOAD;

BEREAVEMENT; FEMALE; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HOSPITALS, VETERANS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; MEN'S HEALTH; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 84880456774     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: 15577740     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2012.0537     Document Type: Article

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