A population-based study on the specific locations of cancer deaths in Taiwan, 1997-2003

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 15, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1333-1339

  Lin, Herng Ching ^a   Lin, Chia Chin ^a  

^a TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cancer death; Palliative care; Place of death; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; DEATH CERTIFICATE; FEMALE; HOME; HOME CARE; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LUNG CANCER; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; TAIWAN;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CULTURE; FEMALE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HOSPICE CARE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PILOT PROJECTS; TAIWAN;

EID: 35948961514     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-006-0204-9     Document Type: Article

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