Cost effectiveness of a palliative care program in a rural community hospital

Nursing Economics

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 176-183

  McGrath, Lori S ^a   Foote, Dorothy Gargis ^b   Frith, Karen H ^b   Hall, W Michael ^c  

^a Cullman Regional Medical Center   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE   (United States)

^c Hospice of Cullman County   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; HOSPITAL; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RURAL HEALTH CARE;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HOSPITALS, RURAL; PALLIATIVE CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 84886619498     PISSN: 07461739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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