Factors affecting place of death in Western Australia

Health and Place

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 356-367

  McNamara, Beverley ^a   Rosenwax, Loma ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cancer; Non cancer conditions; Palliative care; Place of death; Population based

Indexed keywords

CANCER; COHORT ANALYSIS; DATA SET; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES; HOSPITAL SECTOR; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEATH; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HOME FOR THE AGED; HOSPICE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INFANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; OUTCOME VARIABLE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PLACE OF DEATH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TIME OF DEATH;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 33846388849     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2006.03.001     Document Type: Article

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