Physician allocation of medicare resources for patients with advanced cancer

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 857-866

  Rocke, Daniel J ^a   Lee, Walter T ^a   Beumer, Halton W ^a   Taylor, Donald H ^b   Schulz, Kristine ^a   Thomas, Steven ^c   Puscas, Liana ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER THERAPY; CAREGIVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL PROCEDURE; EMOTIONALITY; EYE CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICARE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PHYSICIAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; REIMBURSEMENT; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SKIN CARE;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CAREGIVERS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICARE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; NORTH CAROLINA; OTOLARYNGOLOGY; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT PREFERENCE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; TERMINALLY ILL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84880810318     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: 15577740     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2012.0636     Document Type: Article

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