Place of death of older persons with dementia. A study in five European countries

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 751-756

  Houttekier, Dirk ^a   Cohen, Joachim ^a   Bilsen, Johan ^a   Addington Hall, Julia ^b   Onwuteaka Philipsen, Bregje D ^c   Deliens, Luc ^a,c  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Dementia; End of life care; Nursing home; Place of death

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DEATH CERTIFICATE; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HOME; HOSPITAL BED; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NETHERLANDS; NURSING HOME; PLACE OF DEATH; RESIDENTIAL AREA; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BELGIUM; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DEATH CERTIFICATES; DEMENTIA; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOME CARE SERVICES; HOSPICES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NETHERLANDS; NURSING HOMES; SCOTLAND; TERMINAL CARE; WALES;

EID: 77950383365     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2010.02771.x     Document Type: Article

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