Comparing noncancer and cancer deaths in Hong Kong: A retrospective review

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 704-714

  Lau, Kam Shing ^a,b   Tse, Doris Man Wah ^c   Tsan Chen, Tracy Wai ^c   Lam, Po Tin ^d   Lam, Wai Man ^e   Chan, Kin Sang ^e  

^a RUTTONJEE HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^b Tang Shiu Kin Hospital   (Hong Kong)

^c Caritas Medical Centre Hong Kong   (Hong Kong)

^d UNITED CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^e Haven of Hope Hospital   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Advance care planning; Cancer deaths; End of life care; Hong Kong; Noncancer deaths; Palliative care

Indexed keywords

ADJUVANT; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; FENTANYL; HALOPERIDOL; INOTROPIC AGENT; METHADONE; MORPHINE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OPIATE DERIVATIVE; PARACETAMOL; PETHIDINE; SEDATIVE AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER PATIENT; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DYSPNEA; EDEMA; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HONG KONG; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; LIVING WILL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MORTALITY; PAIN; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RESUSCITATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SYMPTOM; TERMINAL CARE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES; HEART FAILURE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 78349237379     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2010.02.023     Document Type: Article

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