"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.
| Descriptor ID |
D006738
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N02.278.421.556.185 N02.421.143.550
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Hospices" by people in Profiles.
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The Role of an Inpatient Hospice and Palliative Clinical Pharmacist in the Interdisciplinary Team. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2022 Jul; 39(7):856-864.
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Evaluating for disparities in place of death for head and neck cancer patients in the United States utilizing the CDC WONDER database. Oral Oncol. 2020 03; 102:104555.
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Disparities in Hospice Utilization for Older Cancer Patients Living in the Deep South. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2019 07; 58(1):86-91.
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Characteristics of Hospice Programs With Problematic Live Discharges. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2015 Oct; 50(4):548-52.
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The Balm of Gilead Project: a demonstration project on end-of-life care for safety-net populations. J Palliat Med. 2004 Jun; 7(3):486-93.
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Hospitalization of hospice patients with cancer. J Palliat Med. 2003 Oct; 6(5):757-68.