Most Americans die in hospitals where shortcomings in end-of-life care are endemic. Hospital-based palliative care services can improve the care of these patients, yet there are limited data regarding the availability of such services. We sought to determine the prevalence of palliative care services in California hospitals.We conducted a cross-sectional survey of a random sample of 25
作者:Steven Z, Pantilat;J Andrew, Billings
来源:Archives of internal medicine 2003 年 163卷 9期