The use of palliative care services associated with better dying circumstances. Results from an epidemiological population-based study in the brussels metropolitan region

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 839-851

  Cohen, Joachim ^a   Houttekier, Dirk ^a   Chambaere, Kenneth ^a   Bilsen, Johan ^a,b   Deliens, Luc ^a,c  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^c VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Belgium; cities; death certificates; mortality follow back study; Palliative care; retrospective study; terminal care; terminally ill; urban population

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BELGIUM; DEATH; DYING; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PHYSICIAN; POPULATION RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELATIVE; TERMINAL CARE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BELGIUM; CAUSE OF DEATH; DEATH; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 82755187244     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: 18736513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2011.02.017     Document Type: Article

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