Hospice Care: What Is It Anyway?

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Hospice Care: What Is It Anyway?

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The word hospice originated from the Latin hospitium, which means to host or offer a place of shelter. In 2009, an estimated 1.56 million patients, more than 40 percent of deaths, received hospi

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Tags: End-of-Life Decision Making, Mortality, Hospice and Palliative Care

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