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NHPCO. (December 13, 2023). Average number of days of care in hospices in the U.S. in 2021, by primary diagnosis [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 28, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1037131/length-of-stay-in-hospice-by-primary-diagnosis-us/
NHPCO. "Average number of days of care in hospices in the U.S. in 2021, by primary diagnosis." Chart. December 13, 2023. Statista. Accessed April 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1037131/length-of-stay-in-hospice-by-primary-diagnosis-us/
NHPCO. (2023). Average number of days of care in hospices in the U.S. in 2021, by primary diagnosis. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1037131/length-of-stay-in-hospice-by-primary-diagnosis-us/
NHPCO. "Average Number of Days of Care in Hospices in The U.S. in 2021, by Primary Diagnosis." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1037131/length-of-stay-in-hospice-by-primary-diagnosis-us/
NHPCO, Average number of days of care in hospices in the U.S. in 2021, by primary diagnosis Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1037131/length-of-stay-in-hospice-by-primary-diagnosis-us/ (last visited April 28, 2024)
Average number of days of care in hospices in the U.S. in 2021, by primary diagnosis [Graph], NHPCO, December 13, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1037131/length-of-stay-in-hospice-by-primary-diagnosis-us/