Population, mortality and place of death in Germany (1950-2050) - Implications for end-of-life care in the future

Public Health

Volumn 126, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 937-946

  Simon, S T ^a,b,c   Gomes, B ^a   Koeskeroglu, P ^b   Higginson, I J ^a   Bausewein, C ^a,b,d  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Institute of Palliative Care   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^d LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Forecasting; Health services needs and demand; Hospital mortality; Palliative care; Projection; Trends

Indexed keywords

AGING POPULATION; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICES; HOSPITAL SECTOR; MORTALITY;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BIRTH RATE; DEATH; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INFANT; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; MORTALITY; PATIENT CARE; PLACE OF DEATH; POPULATION STRUCTURE; PREDICTION; TERMINAL CARE; TREND STUDY;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; FORECASTING; GERMANY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; POPULATION; TERMINAL CARE;

GERMANY;

EID: 84870325193     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: 14765616     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2012.06.014     Document Type: Article

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