title: Death service ratio: a measure of hospice utilization and cost impact.
authors.forename: Amy P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Abernethy
authors.forename: Cordt T
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Kassner
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Whitten
authors.forename: Janet
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bull
authors.forename: Donald H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Taylor
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003363:Cost Control / Q000379:methods; D005102:Health Expenditures / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D017051:Hospice Care / Q000191:economics* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay / Q000191:economics*; D006278:Medicare / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000191:economics* / Q000401:mortality*; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology