Medical care utilization by incurable cancer patients in a Swedish county

European Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 145-150

  Axelsson, Bertil ^a   Christensen, Svend Borup ^a  

^a ÖSTERSUND HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Medical care utilization; Neoplasm; Palliative care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONAL CARE; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SWEDEN; TERMINAL DISEASE;

EID: 0031006165     PISSN: 07487983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0748-7983(97)80009-1     Document Type: Article

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