Place of death and access to home care services: Are certain patient groups at a disadvantage?

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 565-579

  Grande, G E ^a   Addington Hall, J M ^b   Todd, C J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Home care; Palliative care; Place of death; Terminal care

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CAREGIVER; DEATH; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HOME; HOME CARE; HOSPICE; HUMAN; MALE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; TERMINAL CARE;

AGED; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 0031831103     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(98)00115-4     Document Type: Article

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