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- Title
Predictors of hospice utilization among acute stroke patients who died within thirty days.
- Authors
duPreez, Amanda E; Smith, Maureen A; Liou, Jinn-Ing; Frytak, Jennifer R; Finch, Michael D; Cleary, James F; Kind, Amy J H
- Abstract
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 critical time frame.
- Publication
Journal of palliative medicine, 2008, Vol 11, Issue 9, p1249
- ISSN
1557-7740
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1089/jpm.2008.0124