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Correction to Christakis and Escarce, N Engl J Med 335(3):172-178 July 18, 1996.

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Volume 335:607 August 22, 1996 Number 8

Survival of Medicare Patients after Enrollment in Hospice Programs

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Survival of Medicare Patients after Enrollment in Hospice Programs . On page 174, in Table 1, several of the median survival values were incorrect. The correct values are as follows: urinary tract, 34 days; colon or rectum, 34.5 days; female genital tract, 38 days; upper gastrointestinal tract, 38 days; head or neck, 44 days; lung, 31 days; breast, 50 days; central nervous system, 46 days; prostate, 43.5 days; and liver or biliary tract, 24 days.



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