Impact of a Palliative Care Consult Service

American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 175-182

  Whitford, Kevin ^a   Shah, Nilay D ^a   Moriarty, James ^a   Branda, Megan ^a   Thorsteinsdottir, Bjoerg ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

administrative data; case control; costs; outcomes; palliative care; propensity score

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COST CONTROL; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COST SAVINGS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL COSTS; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINNESOTA; PALLIATIVE CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84893974719     PISSN: 10499091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049909113482746     Document Type: Article

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