Transitions Between Healthcare Settings of Hospice Enrollees at the End of Life.

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Published in J Am Geriatr Soc on February 01, 2016

Authors

Shi-Yi Wang1,2, Melissa D Aldridge3,4, Cary P Gross2,5, Maureen Canavan6, Emily Cherlin6, Rosemary Johnson-Hurzeler7, Elizabeth Bradley6

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Chronic Disease Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut.
2: Cancer Outcomes, Public Policy, and Effectiveness Research Center, Yale Cancer Center, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut.
3: Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York City, New York.
4: James J. Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Bronx, New York.
5: Section of General Internal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut.
6: Department of Health Policy and Management, School of Public Health, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut.
7: John D. Thompson Hospice Institute for Education, Training, and Research, Inc., Branford, Connecticut.

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