"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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| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Hospices" by people in Profiles.
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Association of Fragmented Readmissions and Electronic Information Sharing With Discharge Destination Among Older Adults. JAMA Netw Open. 2023 05 01; 6(5):e2313592.
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Randomized trial of a hospice video educational tool for patients with advanced cancer and their caregivers. Cancer. 2020 08 01; 126(15):3569-3578.
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Mechanical Thrombectomy in Nonagenarians: A Propensity Score Matched Analysis. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis. 2020 Jul; 29(7):104870.
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Predictors of Posthospital Transitions of Care in Patients With Advanced Cancer. J Clin Oncol. 2018 01 01; 36(1):76-82.
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Quality palliative care in long-term care settings. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2005 May-Jun; 6(3 Suppl):S89-98.
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Hospice: social work's response to a new form of social caring. Soc Work Health Care. 1990; 15(2):95-119.
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"Safe passage": social work roles and functions in hospice care. Soc Work Health Care. 1988; 13(3):3-19.