A national strategy for palliative care

Health Affairs

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 2017, Pages 1265-1273

  Meier, Diane E ^a   Back, Anthony L ^b   Berman, Amy ^c   Block, Susan D ^d   Corrigan, Janet M ^e   Morrison, R Sean ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c The John A Hartford Foundation   (United States)

^d HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e GORDON AND BETTY MOORE FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; ARTICLE; ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FUNDING; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PERSONNEL SHORTAGE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REIMBURSEMENT; UNITED STATES; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOME CARE; NURSING HOME; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROCEDURES;

HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOME CARE SERVICES; HOSPICE CARE; HUMANS; NURSING HOMES; PALLIATIVE CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 85021828568     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2017.0164     Document Type: Article

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