Place of Death and Use of Health Services in the Last Year of Life

Journal of Palliative Care

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 263-270

  Grande, Gunn E ^a   McKerral, Angela ^b   Addington Hall, Julia M ^c   Todd, Chris J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE   (United Kingdom)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HOME; HOME CARE; HOSPICE CARE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; LIFESPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PLACE PREFERENCE; RECORDING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 1642433066     PISSN: 08258597     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/082585970301900408     Document Type: Article

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