Predictors of Hospice Utilization among Acute Stroke Patients who Died within Thirty Days

BACKGROUND: Hospice is considered to be underutilized, particularly among patients with noncancer diagnoses such as stroke. The highest mortality among stroke patients occurs within the first 30 days; however, we know little about the hospice enrollment decision for this population during this criti...

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Main Authors: duPreez, Amanda E., Smith, Maureen A., Liou, Jinn-Ing, Frytak, Jennifer R., Finch, Michael D., Cleary, James F., Kind, Amy J.H.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. 2008
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2586984/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19021489
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1089/jpm.2008.0124
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