Where do people with lung cancer die and how is this changing? a population-based study

Irish Medical Journal

Volumn 103, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1-3

  Sharp, L ^a   Foll, P ^a   Deady, S ^a   O'Ceilleachair, A ^a   Buicke, C ^a   Carsin, A E ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER REGISTRY IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; DEATH CERTIFICATE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HOME CARE; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; IRELAND; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSING HOME; SEX RATIO;

EID: 78449252401     PISSN: 03323102     EISSN: 03323102     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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