Priscilla D Kissick
Biographic Data
| ID | 5543476 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Priscilla D Kissick |
| GIVEN NAMES | Priscilla D |
| FAMILY NAME | Kissick |
| SIGNATURE | KISSICK P D |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Pennsylvania |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 1 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 1 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1980 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1980 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Home and Hospital Cost of Terminal Illness
A study was undertaken of the billed charges of the last 2 weeks of life of patients terminally ill with malignant disease. A sample was drawn of those who died at home and matched to those who died in a hospital. The cost was 10.5 times greater for the last 2 weeks of life for terminal care in a hospital than at home, due to the greater range and larger quantity of diagnostic and therapeutic services provided to hospitalized patients than to tho…
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Home and Hospital Cost of Terminal Illness
A study was undertaken of the billed charges of the last 2 weeks of life of patients terminally ill with malignant disease. A sample was drawn of those who died at home and matched to those who died in a hospital. The cost was 10.5 times greater for the last 2 weeks of life for terminal care in a hospital than at home, due to the greater range and larger quantity of diagnostic and therapeutic services provided to hospitalized patients than to tho…
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