Impact of age on end-of-life care for adult Taiwanese cancer decedents, 2001-2006

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 80-88

  Tang, Siew Tzuh ^a   Liu, Tsang Wu ^b   Shyu, Yea Ing Lotus ^a   Huang, Ean Wen ^c   Koong, Shin Lan ^d   Hsiao, Shu Chun ^d  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY OF NURSING AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

^d DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Age factors; cancer; elderly; end of life care; health services accessibility; palliative care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; ASIAN; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HOSPICE CARE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTUBATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEOPLASM; RESUSCITATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TERMINAL CARE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HOSPICE CARE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; LIFE SUPPORT CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; RESUSCITATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TAIWAN; TERMINAL CARE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84555195772     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: 1477030X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269216311406989     Document Type: Article

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