Care in the Months before Death and Hospice Enrollment Among Older Women with Advanced Breast Cancer
Keating NL, Landrum MB, Guadagnoli E, Winer EP, Ayanian JZ. Care in the Months before Death and Hospice Enrollment Among Older Women with Advanced Breast Cancer. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2007, 23: 11-18. PMID: 17939006, PMCID: PMC2173914, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-007-0422-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTypes of physiciansAdvanced breast cancerWeeks of deathHospice useOutpatient visitsCancer specialistsBreast cancerOlder womenStage III/IV breast cancerEnd Results-Medicare databaseAdvanced breast cancer patientsBreast cancer patientsPrimary care providersPopulation-based sampleTiming of enrollmentHospice referralPatient characteristicsHospice enrollmentHospitalized patientsCancer careCancer patientsAdjusted ratesCare providersHospitalizationPatients