Geographic Variation of Hospice Use Patterns at the End of Life

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 771-780

  Wang, Shi Yi ^a,b   Aldridge, Melissa D ^c,e   Gross, Cary P ^b   Canavan, Maureen ^a   Cherlin, Emily ^a   Johnson Hurzeler, Rosemary ^d   Bradley, Elizabeth ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d Yale University School of Medicine ^*  (United States)

^e VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HOSPICE; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL FEE; MEDICARE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED STATES; VERY ELDERLY; UTILIZATION; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEE-FOR-SERVICE PLANS; HOSPICE CARE; HUMANS; MEDICARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

EID: 84940032408     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: 15577740     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2014.0425     Document Type: Article

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