Where people die (1974-2030): Past trends, future projections and implications for care

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 33-41

  Gomes, Barbara ^a   Higginson, Irene J ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aged; Forecasting; Health services need and demand; Mortality; Palliative care; Trends

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; FEMALE; FUTUROLOGY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENGLAND; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HOME CARE SERVICES; HOSPICE CARE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING HOMES; TERMINAL CARE; WALES;

EID: 40449090214     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269216307084606     Document Type: Article

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