The myth regarding the high cost of end-of-life care

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 105, Issue 12, 2015, Pages 2411-2415

  Aldridge, Melissa D ^a,b   Kelley, Amy S ^a,b  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC DISEASE; COST CONTROL; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; PROCEDURES; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TERMINAL CARE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

CHRONIC DISEASE; COST SAVINGS; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84946754064     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2015.302889     Document Type: Review

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