The preferred place of last days: Results of a representative population-based public survey

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 502-508

  Wilson, Donna M ^a   Cohen, Joachim ^b   Deliens, Luc ^b   Hewitt, Jessica A ^a   Houttekier, Dirk ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOME; HOSPICE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; LIVING WILL; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; MARRIAGE; NORMAL HUMAN; NURSING HOME; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PLACE OF DEATH; PLACE PREFERENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT; TERMINAL CARE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT PREFERENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 84877859408     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: 15577740     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2012.0262     Document Type: Article

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