Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
Volume 34, Issue 3 , Pages 286-293 , September 2007

Racial Differences in the Growth of Noncancer Diagnoses Among Hospice Enrollees

,Accepted 8 November 2006.

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 This study was funded by NIH/NCRR 1K12RR17630. This analysis was not sponsored by VITAS and does not reflect the views of the VITAS Healthcare Corporation. VITAS Healthcare Corporation was not involved in the design, methods, analysis, or preparation of this manuscript. David Tanis, PhD, is the Director of Clinical Research for VITAS Healthcare Corporation. None of the other authors have a financial relationship with VITAS.

PII: S0885-3924(07)00318-1

doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2006.11.010

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
Volume 34, Issue 3 , Pages 286-293 , September 2007

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