 Hospices
"Hospices" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Facilities or services which are especially devoted to providing palliative and supportive care to the patient with a terminal illness and to the patient's family.
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D006738
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N02.278.421.556.185 N02.421.143.550
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| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Hospices" by people in Profiles.
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Cwirlej-Sozanska A, Wójcicka A, Kluska E, Stachon A, Zmuda A. Assessment of the effects of a multi-component, individualized physiotherapy program in patients receiving hospice services in the home. BMC Palliat Care. 2020 Jul 09; 19(1):101.
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Ashana DC, Umscheid CA, Stephens-Shields AJ, Kohn R, Madden V, Harhay MO, Chen Y, Kerlin MP. Determining the Association Between End-of-Life Care Resources and Patient Outcomes in Pennsylvania ICUs. Crit Care Med. 2019 11; 47(11):1591-1598.
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Ankuda CK, Mitchell SL, Gozalo P, Mor V, Meltzer D, Teno JM. Association of Physician Specialty with Hospice Referral for Hospitalized Nursing Home Patients with Advanced Dementia. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2017 Aug; 65(8):1784-1788.
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Gustin AN, Aslakson RA. Palliative Care for the Geriatric Anesthesiologist. Anesthesiol Clin. 2015 Sep; 33(3):591-605.
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Keating NL, Landrum MB, Rogers SO, Baum SK, Virnig BA, Huskamp HA, Earle CC, Kahn KL. Physician factors associated with discussions about end-of-life care. Cancer. 2010 Feb 15; 116(4):998-1006.
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