How is place of death from cancer changing and what affects it? Analysis of cancer registration and service data

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 95, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 593-600

  Davies, E ^a   Linklater, K M ^a   Jack, R H ^a   Clark, L ^a   Moller H ^a  

^a GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cancer registration; Health services researches; Palliative care; Place of death

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER REGISTRY; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSING HOME; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; GREAT BRITAIN; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HOSPICE CARE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; NURSING HOMES; PALLIATIVE CARE; REGISTRIES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 33748302032     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: 15321827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6603305     Document Type: Article

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