Population-based study of dying in hospital in six European countries

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 702-710

  Cohen, Joachim ^a   Bilsen, J ^a,b   Addington Hall, J ^c   Lofmark R ^d   Miccinesi, G ^e   Kaasa, S ^f   Onwuteaka Philipsen, B ^g   Deliens, L ^a,g  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^d KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^e CANCER RESEARCH AND PREVENTION INSTITUTE ISPO   (Italy)

^f NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^g VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Death; Death certificates; Health services; Hospitals; Terminal care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; CANCER PATIENT; DEATH CERTIFICATE; DYING; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL BED; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NETHERLANDS; POPULATION RESEARCH; PROBABILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK REDUCTION; SWEDEN; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CAUSE OF DEATH; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; DEATH CERTIFICATES; EUROPE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE CARE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 61549104398     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269216308092285     Document Type: Article

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