Demographic profile and utilization statistics of a Canadian inpatient palliative care unit within a tertiary care setting

Current Oncology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 47-52

  Napolskikh, J ^a   Selby, D ^b   Bennett, M ^b   Chow, E ^a   Harris, K ^a   Sinclair, E ^a   Myers, Jeff ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY   (Canada)

^b SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Health care services; Length of stay; Palliative care; Palliative care unit; Service utilization; Waiting time

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CANADA; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM CANCER; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH STATISTICS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PATIENT REFERRAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; UROGENITAL TRACT CANCER;

EID: 65749114636     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17187729     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3747/co.v16i1.172     Document Type: Review

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