Study of recent and future trends in place of death in Belgium using death certificate data: A shift from hospitals to care homes

BMC Public Health

Volumn 11, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Houttekier, Dirk ^a   Cohen, Joachim ^a   Surkyn, Johan ^a   Deliens, Luc ^a,b  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; CHILD; DEATH; DEATH CERTIFICATE; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HOSPITAL; HOUSING; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NURSING HOME; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BELGIUM; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEATH; DEATH CERTIFICATES; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALS; HOUSING; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING HOMES; PALLIATIVE CARE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79953897137     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-11-228     Document Type: Article

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