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Chapter 11:
USRDS Special Study Center on Palliative
and End-of-Life Care
2014 ANNUAL DATA REPORT
VOLUME 2: END-STAGE RENAL DISEASE
vol 2 Figure 11.1 Patterns of health care utilization during the last month of life
among older Medicare beneficiaries with ESRD vs. other conditions
Data Source: Adapted from Wong et al, 2012. Abbreviations: ICU, intensive care unit; LST, life-sustaining
treatment.
Vol 2, ESRD, Ch 11
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