Published in Am J Psychiatry on December 01, 2004
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US hospice industry experienced considerable turbulence from changes in ownership, growth, and shift to for-profit status. Health Aff (Millwood) (2012) 1.21
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Global health education programming as a model for inter-institutional collaboration in interprofessional health education. J Interprof Care (2014) 0.90
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At the crossroads: making the transition to hospice. Palliat Support Care (2004) 0.89
Changes in disability before and after myocardial infarction in older adults. Arch Intern Med (2005) 0.89
Impact of husbands' involuntary job loss on wives' mental health, among older adults. J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci (2003) 0.89
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Social support as a predictor of participation in cardiac rehabilitation after coronary artery bypass graft surgery. J Cardiopulm Rehabil (2004) 0.88
What is a good death? Minority and non-minority perspectives. J Palliat Care (2003) 0.87
Nurses' attitudes and practice related to hospice care. J Nurs Scholarsh (2003) 0.87
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