Where older people die: A retrospective population-based study

QJM: An International Journal of Medicine

Volumn 98, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 865-870

  Ahmad, Shak ^a   O'Mahony, M S ^a  

^a LLANDOUGH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH CERTIFICATE; ELDERLY CARE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; NURSING HOME; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 30444455146     PISSN: 14602725     EISSN: 14602393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/hci138     Document Type: Article

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