title: A comparison of hospice in the UK and the US.
abstract: This article presents a comparison of hospice services in the United Kingdom and the United States. The article includes a brief history of the development of the modern hospice movement in the United States and the United Kingdom, with emphasis on funding, regulatory standards, and demographics.
authors.affiliation: East Carolina School of Social Work, Greenville, North Carolina, USA.
authors.forename: K Y
authors.initials: KY
authors.lastname: Chapman
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bass
mesh_terms: D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D006738:Hospices / Q000191:economics* / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D006113:United Kingdom; D014481:United States