Two steps forward, one step back: Changes in palliative care consultation services in California hospitals from 2007 to 2011

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 1214-1220

  Pantilat, Steven Z ^a   O'Riordan, David L ^a   Bruno, Kelly A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b National Health Foundation   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSE; CLERGY; CONSULTATION; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE MANPOWER; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HUMAN; INVESTMENT; NON PROFIT HOSPITAL; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PHYSICIAN; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; REGISTERED NURSE; REVIEW; SOCIAL WORKER; TEACHING HOSPITAL; UNITED STATES; HOSPITAL; PATIENT REFERRAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

CALIFORNIA; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; PALLIATIVE CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 84909968830     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: 15577740     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2014.0105     Document Type: Review

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