Survival duration among patients with a noncancer diagnosis admitted to a palliative care unit: A retrospective study

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 661-666

  Downar, James ^a,g   Chou, Yang Chieh ^b   Ouellet, Doreen ^c   La Delfa, Ignazio ^d,g   Blacker, Susan ^d   Bennett, Margaret ^e,g   Petch, Catherine ^f   Cheng, Siu Mee ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^b Toronto Central Palliative Care Network   (Canada)

^c TORONTO EAST GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^e SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^f Toronto Grace Health Centre   (Canada)

^g UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN CANCER; BRAIN INJURY; BREAST CANCER; CANADA; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER PATIENT; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HEART DISEASE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LENGTH OF STAY; LIVER CANCER; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PALLIATIVE PERFORMANCE SCORE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PANCREAS CANCER; PHYSICIAN; PROGNOSIS; PROSTATE CANCER; RATING SCALE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STROKE; SURVIVAL; URINARY TRACT CANCER;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; ONTARIO; PALLIATIVE CARE; PROGNOSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TERMINALLY ILL;

EID: 84861904490     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: 15577740     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2011.0401     Document Type: Article

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