Popularion-based study of place of death of patients with cancer: Implications for GPs

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 55, Issue 518, 2005, Pages 684-689

  Aabom, Birgit ^a   Kragstrup, Jakob ^a   Vondeling, Hindrik ^a   Bakketeig, Leiv S ^a   Støvring, Henrik ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Family practice; Health services research; Neoplasm; Palliative care; Place of death

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER CLASSIFICATION; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER SURVIVAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; DYING; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION RESEARCH; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CASE CONTROL STUDY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEOPLASM; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; STATISTICS; TERMINAL CARE; TERMINALLY ILL PATIENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DENMARK; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOUSE CALLS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; TERMINAL CARE; TERMINALLY ILL;

EID: 24344443227     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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