The Impact of Hospice Care on Survival and Healthcare Costs for Patients with Lung Cancer: A National Longitudinal Population-Based Study in Taiwan

BACKGROUND: The healthcare costs of cancer care are highest in the last month of life. The effect of hospice care on end-of-life (EOL) healthcare costs is not clearly understood. PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of hospice care on survival and healthcare costs for lung c...

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Autores principales: Chiang, Jui-Kun, Kao, Yee-Hsin, Lai, Ning-Sheng
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2015
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4583292/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26406871
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0138773

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4583292/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26406871
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0138773

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