
Economic outcomes in palliative and end-of-life care: current state of affairs
Author(s) -
Peter May,
J. Brian Cassel
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
annals of palliative medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.546
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 2224-5839
pISSN - 2224-5820
DOI - 10.21037/apm.2018.06.06
Subject(s) - medicine , palliative care , scope (computer science) , nursing , end of life care , state (computer science) , family medicine , computer science , programming language , algorithm
The status of economic research in palliative care is evaluated. Significant limitations are observed in research to date. Recommendations are made for broadening the scope of economic enquiry in palliative care.