Changing patterns of death and dying

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 917-930

  Seale, Clive ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Demographic transition; Dying; Mortality; Old age; Palliative care services

Indexed keywords

CAUSE OF DEATH; LONGEVITY; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; MORTALITY;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DYING; EUTHANASIA; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPICE; HUMAN; INFANT MORTALITY; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LONGEVITY; MORTALITY; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; POPULATION STRUCTURE; REVIEW;

EID: 0034666825     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(00)00071-X     Document Type: Article

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