Variation in the use of palliative radiotherapy at end of life: Examining demographic, clinical, health service, and geographic factors in a population-based study

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 101-110

  Lavergne, M Ruth ^a,c   Johnston, Grace M ^a   Gao, Jun ^b   Dummer, Trevor J B ^a   Rheaume, Dorianne E ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b HEALTH CANADA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Health services accessibility; Palliative care; Radiotherapy; Rural health; Socioeconomic factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANADA; CANCER MORTALITY; COLORECTAL CANCER; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEMATOLOGIC MALIGNANCY; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELANOMA; NEOPLASM; NURSING HOME; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PANCREAS CANCER; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; PROSTATE CANCER;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; NOVA SCOTIA; PALLIATIVE CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RURAL HEALTH; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TERMINAL CARE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 79953904540     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269216310384900     Document Type: Article

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